Passion for Praise: 'Even the Children Were Shouting!'

Friday, November 21, 2025

The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law saw these wonderful miracles and heard even the children in the Temple shouting, "Praise God for the Son of David."
— Matthew 21:14-15 NLT

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Illustration of Matthew 21:14-15 NLT — The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law saw these wonderful miracles and heard even the children in the Temple shouting, "Praise God for the Son of David."

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Passion for Praise is a daily devotional consisting of a passage of Scripture that emphasizes praise to our God.

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