🌿 Matthew 14

Matthew 14 is a real chapter from the New Testament. It starts, “At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.” Matthew 14 opens with these words: “At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,” The line to keep is Matthew 14:30: “But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”” Carry the word “wind” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Matthew 14:30: “But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Matthew 14? Then try this: Read “But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord,…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.