7-Step Quiet Time Devotional

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you trust His plan even when life feels confusing. 2. 📅 January 15, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s promises are fulfilled even through pain and uncertainty. 3. ✝️ Matthew 2:13-23 After the Magi left, an angel warned Joseph to flee to Egypt with Mary and Jesus because Herod planned to kill the child. They stayed until Herod died, fulfilling the prophecy: “Out of Egypt I called my son.” Furious, Herod ordered the massacre of boys two years and under in Bethlehem, fulfilling Jeremiah’s prophecy of lamentation. After Herod’s death, an angel told Joseph to return to Israel, but fearing Archelaus, he settled in Galilee, in Nazareth—fulfilling the prophecy that Jesus would be called a Nazarene. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” (v. 13b) 5. 📝 Reflection Even...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to fill your heart with joy in His promises today. 2. 📅 January 14, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: True joy comes from recognizing and worshiping Jesus, not from worldly power or control. 3. ✝️ Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem during Herod’s reign, wise men from the East came seeking the newborn King of the Jews, guided by a rising star. Herod, troubled, consulted the chief priests who confirmed the prophecy of Bethlehem. Pretending to worship, Herod sent them to find the child. The star led them to Jesus; they rejoiced greatly, worshiped Him, and offered gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Warned in a dream, they returned home by another route. 4. 📖 Key Verse When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy (v. 10). 5. 📝 Reflection Today’s passage is a well-known story in Scripture, often featured in Christmas plays and performances. It portrays the Magi foll...