7-Step Quiet Time Devotional

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see who Jesus really is—and to give you courage to follow Him, even when it costs you. 2. 📅 February 23, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: Discipleship isn’t just knowing about Jesus—it’s surrendering to Jesus. 3. ✝️ Matthew 16:13–28 Jesus asks his disciples who they say he is, and Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God; Jesus blesses him and promises to build his church, giving the keys of the kingdom. Jesus then foretells his suffering, death, and resurrection, rebuking Peter for resisting God’s plan and for setting his mind on human concerns. Finally, Jesus defines discipleship as self-denial and cross-bearing, warning that saving one’s life results in loss, while losing it for his sake leads to true life, with final recompense at his return. 4. 📖 Key Verse “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” (v. 24b) 5...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask Jesus to open your eyes—not just to notice things, but to perceive what He is really saying. 2. 📅 February 22, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: Spiritual maturity isn’t just remembering facts—it’s perceiving Jesus’ meaning and responding in obedience. 3. ✝️ Matthew 16:1–12 The Pharisees and Sadducees demanded a sign from heaven, but Jesus rebuked them for failing to interpret the signs of the times and said no sign would be given except the sign of Jonah. When the disciples forgot to bring bread, Jesus warned them to watch out for the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, but they mistakenly thought he was speaking about literal bread. Jesus reminded them of the feedings of the five thousand and four thousand, and they finally understood he meant the corrupting teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Do you not yet perceive?” (v. 9) 5. 📝 Reflection Have you ever heard the saying, “F...