Grietje Commelin

Daily Devotional

Prayer is something personal

“When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.” (Matthew 6:6) Prayer is personal

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Daily Devotional

An impossible command

“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44) Today’s verse goes even further than the challenge we read yesterday: Jesus commands

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Daily Devotional

Responding in love

“If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” (Matthew 5:39) Today’s verse is well-known, but extremely challenging. In Jesus’

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Daily Devotional

Being reliable

“Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.” (Matthew 5:37) It was common practice in Jesus’ days

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Daily Devotional

Sinful longings

“Everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28) According to the Bible, marriage

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