He that believeth shall not make haste. – Isaiah 28:16. When Jesus’ activity in Galilee was at an end, He went with His disciples into the parts of Tyre and Sidon, cities of Syrophenicia.  And behold, a Canaanitish woman, “cried …

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Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. – Matthew 14:27. When our Savior had miraculously fed the five thousand, He straightway constrained His disciples to get into a boat, and to go before Him to the other …

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Give us this day our daily bread. – Matthew 6:11. A year before His death, about the time of the Passover, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee with His disciples, seeking a little recreation on the eastern shore after much …

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He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces. – Isaiah 25:8. On the day after the event of yesterday’s lesson, Jesus went into the city of Nain, seven or eight …

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 I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. – Luke 7:9; Matthew 8:10 After a long sermon tour through Galilee, Jesus, one day, returned to His own city, Capernaum.  And a centurion, an …

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Talitha, cumi. – Mark 5:41. At one time, when a great multitude crowded about our Lord at the sea shore of Capernaum, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, sought Him.  And when he saw Him, he …

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Thy sins be forgiven thee. – Matthew 9:2. When Jesus returned to His own city, Capernaum, and was in His dwelling, they brought a man to Him who was sick of the palsy and was lying on a bed.  They …

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What manner of man is this that even the winds and the sea obey Him! – Matthew 8:27. From Galilee, Jesus had returned to Jerusalem for the Passover, and in the temple, before a mighty concourse of people, He had …

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Go thy way; thy son liveth. The man believed the word. – John 4:50. The time had now come that Jesus was to appear in public, and by preaching and working miracles was to manifest Himself as the Son of …

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Over the coming weeks the daily devotions will focus on the many miracles of Jesus, in preparation for these wonderful narratives we have provided for today a condensed version of the Concordia Lutheran article titled The Purpose of Christ’s Miracles …

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