Daily Devotions from Confident.Faith

Readings Psalm 80 Deuteronomy 18:1–22 Matthew 14:22–36 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XXII:1–8

Readings Psalm 75 Psalm 77 Deuteronomy 17:1–20 Matthew 14:1–21 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XXI:38–44 Festival Today we celebrate the Festival of St. Luke, Evangelist. A traveling companion of St. Paul, St. Luke was a Greek physician, who would author one of the four Gospels and the Book of Acts. It is Luke who gives us details of Christ’s birth and many other events. Taken together, The Gos...

Readings Psalm 39 Psalm 38 Deuteronomy 15:19—16:22 Matthew 13:44–58 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XXI:31–37 Commemoration Today we commemorate Ignatius of Antioch, Pastor and Martyr. Serving as bishop of Antioch in the beginning of the second century AD, Ignatius was a proponent of orthodox Christian doctrine. Arrested under Emperor Trajan, Ignatius, like Paul, was taken in chains to Rome, wh...

Readings Psalm 37 Deuteronomy 14:1—15:15 Matthew 13:24–43 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XXI:21–30

Readings Psalm 119:33–40 Psalm 34 Deuteronomy 13:1–18 Matthew 13:1–23 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XXI:14–20

Readings Psalm 114 Psalm 124 Deuteronomy 12:13–32 Matthew 12:38–50 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XXI:1–13

Readings Psalm 111 Psalm 115 Deuteronomy 11:26—12:12 Matthew 12:22–37 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XX:86–92

Readings Psalm 119:97–104 Psalm 146 Deuteronomy 11:1–25 Matthew 12:1–21 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XX:78–85

Readings Psalm 23 Psalm 114 Deuteronomy 9:23—10:22 Matthew 11:20–30 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XVIII:67–76, XIX:77 Commemoration Today we commemorate Philip the Deacon. One of the seven men appointed to help the Apostles handle the work of the rapidly expanding Early Church by overseeing the distribution of food to the poor, Philip would go on to work as an evangelist in Samaria. Pursuant...

Readings Psalm 106 Deuteronomy 9:1–22 Matthew 11:1–19 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XVI:61–65, XVII:66

Readings Psalm 103 Deuteronomy 8:1–20 Matthew 10:24–42 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XVI:53–60 Commemoration Today we commemorate Abraham. Selected from among the nations and called by God to become the father of a great nation, Abraham left his home and all that he had ever known, at the age of seventy-five, and moved to the land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and to his descendant...

Readings Psalm 126 Psalm 141 Deuteronomy 7:1–26 Matthew 10:1–23 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XV:45–52

Readings Psalm 121 Psalm 131 Deuteronomy 6:10–25 Matthew 9:18–38 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XV:31–44 Commemoration Today we commemorate Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg, Pastor . Born in Einbeck, Germany, in 1711, Mühlenberg moved to the American colonies in 1742. Helping to found many Lutheran congregations through tireless travel, Mühlenberg would become the guiding force behind the formatio...

Readings Psalm 91 Psalm 97 Deuteronomy 5:22—6:9 Matthew 9:1–17 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XV:22–30

Readings Psalm 86 Deuteronomy 5:1–21 Matthew 8:18–34 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XV:13–21

Readings Psalm 80 Deuteronomy 4:21–40 Matthew 8:1–17 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XV:1–12

Readings Psalm 119:9–16 Psalm 125 Deuteronomy 4:1–20 Matthew 7:13–29 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIV:24–28

Readings Psalm 3 Psalm 2 Deuteronomy 3:1–29 Matthew 7:1–12 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIII:14–23

Readings Psalm 130 Psalm 51 Deuteronomy 2:16–37 Matthew 6:16–34 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIII:1–13

Readings Psalm 119:161–168 Psalm 63 Deuteronomy 1:37—2:15 Matthew 6:1–15 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:77–81

Readings Psalm 19 Psalm 34 Deuteronomy 1:19–36 Matthew 5:21–48 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:67–76

Readings Psalm 145 Deuteronomy 1:1–18 Matthew 5:1–20 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:58–66

Readings Psalm 91 Malachi 3:6—4:6 Matthew 4:12–25 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:51–57

Readings Psalm 16 Psalm 32 Malachi 2:1—3:5 Matthew 4:1–11 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:43–50

Readings Psalm 51 Psalm 12 Malachi 1:1–14 Matthew 3:1–17 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:34–42