Daily Bread Pastor Mike Anderson 2026

Matthew 6 - NIV Enduring Word Commentary Verses of the Day 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Commentary Chapter 6 has lots of great teaching from Jesus, as he continues His Sermon on the Mount. Jesus teaches about how when we pray or fast, or exercise some other spiritual discipline, we should not do it to get noticed. If that is our motivation, when someone compliments us, we have received our reward in full. But when we do these with the motivation to draw closer to the Father, our reward is found in our fellowship with Him.  Jesus also gives the disciples and us a model for prayer. Notice its simplicity. It covers all of the basics. Sometimes we think the longer we pray. the more holy it is. Or, that God will hear us more if we are really eloquent with our words. But the Lord teaches us to pr...

Matthew 5 - NIV For those who want to go deeper and read what other commentators say about Matthew 5.  Enduring Word Commentary Verses of the Day - Matthew 5:1-3 5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them. Jesus goes from withstanding the temptations the devil threw at him unsuccessfully (because he relied on God's Word), to preaching his first sermon. The mountainside was located on the Sea of Galilee and created a natural amphitheater, which provided natural acoustics for his message.  This message is widely regarded as the best sermon ever given by anyone. Even in the world it is seen as the best teaching on ethics. Simply put, if people put the principles of this message, the world would be a much better place.  The Law, also called the " Torah" , was the central guide for the Jews, as they lived a life of obedience to "Yahweh " ( the Hebrew name for God !). It included ...

Matthew 4 - NIV   ( Remember there is an audio version on this link if you want to listen to the chapter! ) Enduring Word Commentary Verses for the Day Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”  4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Commentary Right after Jesus receives the commendation from His Father, " You are my Son, with whom I am well pleased" , he is led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. The word for ' tempted " can also mean " tested ".  The devil's strategy will be to get Jesus to use his powers before it is time.  He uses the words, " If you are the Son of God" , as he tries to play on Jesus' identity and to try and prove He really is ...

Matthew 3 - NIV Enduring Word Commentary 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” In chapter 3, we see the baptism of Jesus, he begins his public ministry around the age 30. Importantly we meet John the Baptism whose words are very important to our understanding of Jesus' ministry. He says, " Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."  Curiously he doesn't say " Jesus is at hand" but the " the kingdom is at hand ". It is right after this that Jesus is baptized, and we hear the words from God the Father, " This is my Son, with whom I am well pleased" . So right away we see the identity of Jesus is as " God's Son". Our identity is also given to us at our baptism when we hear the words,  " You are ma...

Matthew 2 - NIV Enduring Word Commentary Verses for the Day: The Magi Visit the Messiah 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” As you read through Matthew 2 and the details surrounding Jesus' first two years of life, you can see the many references to prophecies about Jesus. These include: Jesus being born in Bethlehem according Micah 5:2, Jesus would be called out of Egypt from Hosea 11:1, and he would grow up in Nazareth and be called a Nazarene from Jeremiah 31:15. This reminds us of God's sovereign hand in the Messiah's coming to earth.  Interestingly it is  Magi who came from the east to worship Jesus, based on the star formation. We assume there were three Magi, because they brought three gifts. But the term "Magi" is just a plural term for Magus. We know t...

 Happy New Year!  This year's blog will be a little different. I am going to take 2-3 verses from each chapter each day, which I think are most important, and then make some comments.. I will be using the New International Version again this year. I like this version because it is easy to read, and an biblically accurate translation of the Greek language.  I will include a link to the chapter, which you can either read or listen to the audio. For instance today's is: Matthew 1 - NIV I will also include a link to the Enduring Word Commentary, which is primarily written by David Guzik, a conservative, evangelical scholar. He will also cite other excellent commentators, theologians and pastors like Charles Spurgeon, F.F. Bruce, D.A. Carson and others.  Enduring Word Commentary - Matthew 1 Introduction to Matthew: Matthew is the first gospel and the first book of the New Testament. It is written around 70-80 A.D., which about 40 years after Jesus' life, death, and resurr...