VITAL Life Application Devotions

Matthew 8:28-34New Living Translation (NLT) Jesus Heals Two Demon-Possessed Men 28 When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no...

Matthew 9:1-8New Living Translation (NLT) Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man 9 Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town.2 Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged,...

Matthew 9:9-15New Living Translation (NLT) Jesus Calls Matthew 9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. 10 Later, Matthew...

Matthew 9:14-17New Living Translation (NLT) A Discussion about Fasting 14 One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your disciples fast like we do and the Pharisees do?” 15 Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while...

Matthew 9:18-25New Living Translation (NLT) Jesus Heals in Response to Faith 18 As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life again if you just come and lay your...

Matthew 9:27-31New Living Translation (NLT) Jesus Heals the Blind 27 After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” 28 They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked...

1 John 2:15-17New Living Translation (NLT) Do Not Love This World 15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a...