Faith Daily Lectio Saturday, November 7, 2026 Gospel
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Saturday in the week of the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 26)
Gospel
Oratio (prayer)
Lord Jesus, You speak of the end and of endurance. Send Your Holy Spirit as I read Matthew 24, that I may hear Your warning and trust Your promise to save. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Meditatio (meditation)
Matthew 24:1-28
1And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25Behold, I have told you before.
26Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Consider even rereading in another translation.
You could also consider listening to this chapter, narrated:
KJV (Max McLean) · ESV (Max McLean) · NIV (dramatized)
You might read the whole reading slowly, aloud, more than once.
Consider this verse, for example:
“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” (Matthew 24:13)
What other lines speak to you?
Jesus leaves the temple and His disciples ask about the end of the age. He warns of wars and rumors of wars, of false christs and false prophets, of tribulation and of flight. The one who endures to the end shall be saved. He points to the abomination of desolation and to days of great distress. Still His Word holds His people through every shaking.
The Law "Take heed that no man deceive you" (v. 4). "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many" (v. 5). "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold" (v. 12). Fear and false hope can pull us from Him. Our love cools when we trust a word that is not His.
The Gospel Yet Jesus gives a sure word for those who cling to Him: "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved" (v. 13). He Himself endured the cross to the end for you. The One who warns is the One who keeps. Your endurance is held in His faithfulness, and His promise to save stands when every other claim fails.
Prayer Lord Jesus, I confess that I am easily deceived and that my love grows cold. Forgive me for Your sake. Keep me enduring in You to the end, and save me by Your promise. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Tentatio (trial)
When fear of the future presses hard, it may help to hear His promise again: "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved" (v. 13). You might bring your shaking heart to Him, and rest in the Savior who already endured for you.
Prayer Lord, when fear rises, hold me fast. Keep me in Your Word, and let me endure in You today. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.
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