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Introduction to the Son of Man Devotionals

Posted on May 31, 2026May 31, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

One of the phrases that jumps out at you as you read the Gospels is "Son of Man." Only Jesus uses this phrase, and he uses it often: more than 50 unique instances are recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The purpose of these new devotionals is to examine the truths that Jesus taught when he called himself "the...Read More

Week 11: The One Who Sows the Good Seed

Posted on August 16, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

Matthew 13:37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. [and] Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, Jesus tells the parable of the wheat and the weeds (or tares) in Matthew 13:24–30 He put another...Read More

Week 10: Three Days in the Heart of the Earth

Posted on August 9, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

Matthew 12:40 For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Parallel passages:Luke 11:30 - For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to...Read More

Week 9: Speaking Against the Son of Man

Posted on August 2, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

Matthew 12:32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. Parallel passages:Luke 12:10 - And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against...Read More

Week 8: Lord of the Sabbath

Posted on July 26, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

Matthew 12:8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath. Parallel passages:Mark 2:28 - So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”Luke 6:5 - And he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.” Context: Matthew 12:1–8 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were...Read More

Week 7: Eating and Drinking

Posted on July 19, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.” Parallel passages:Luke 7:34 - The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a...Read More

Week 6: Before the Son of Man Comes

Posted on July 12, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

Matthew 10:23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. The coming of God’s kingdom, with Jesus as king, is one of the key themes of all the Gospels, and especially of Matthew’s gospel....Read More

Week 5: Authority to Forgive Sins.

Posted on July 5, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

Matthew 9:6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” Parallel passages:Mark 2:10 - But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” - he said to the paralytic -Luke 5:24...Read More

Week 4: Nowhere to Lay His Head

Posted on June 28, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Parallel passage: Luke 9:58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” This is...Read More

Week 3: Psalm 8:4 and Psalm 80:17

Posted on June 21, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

Psalm 8:3–4 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Psalm 80:17 But let your hand be on the man of your right hand, the son of...Read More

Week 2: The son of man in Ezekiel and the Old Testament

Posted on June 14, 2026 by rjdegray@gmail.com

Ezekiel 2:3 And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. Isaiah 51:12 “I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of...Read More