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The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

#253 - Joby Martin // Keep Your Eyes On Jesus

The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Devotional, Christianity, Mens Devo, Daily Mens Devotional, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Devo, Joby Martin

5.01.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We trace Matthew 2 to show why the Magi found Jesus and Herod missed Him, then share simple ways to keep Christ at the center of a noisy Christmas. Along the way we use Home Alone as a playful parable to train our eyes for gospel echoes in ordinary life. • the Magi’s seeking hearts versus Herod’s self-focus • Scripture as the surest place to find Jesus • gold, frankincense and myrrh as foreshadowing • practical habits: pray, read, gather, aim your family • cultural echoes that point to the g...

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Daily Blade.

0:03.4

The Word of God is described as the sword of the spirit,

0:06.6

the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil.

0:11.3

Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson,

0:14.5

and they stand ready to equip men for the fight.

0:17.4

Let's sharpen up.

0:20.3

All right, welcome back to this Christmas edition of the Daily Blade, the five ways to help you be a

0:26.6

winner at Christmas.

0:28.9

Today is the final one, and it is the most important one. Whatever you do, don't miss

0:34.0

Jesus. And I know that sounds cliche, and I'm a pastor and I'm supposed to say it, but I'm just telling you the whole thing is about Jesus. And I know that sounds cliche and I'm a pastor and I'm supposed to say it, but I'm just

0:38.7

telling you the whole thing is about Jesus. And we live in a world that will get you distracted from

0:46.9

what this whole thing is about. Matthew chapter two, the Bible says now, after Jesus was born in

0:53.5

Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod, the king,

0:56.9

behold, wise men or magi, from the east, came to Jerusalem. By the way, this was probably a result of

1:03.9

Daniel back during the exile. Verse two, saying, where is he who has been born king of the Jews?

1:10.5

For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him. Verse two, saying, where is he who has been born King of the Jews?

1:15.0

For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.

1:19.7

You see, the magi were looking for the promised Messiah in the stars.

1:26.4

And when Herod, King Herod, when he heard of this, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him, and assembling all the chief priests and scribes

1:28.9

of the people. He inquired of them where the Christ was to be born, and they told him,

1:34.7

in Bethlehem of Judea, for so it was written by the prophet. By the way, they're going to look for in the

1:40.1

Bible. The best place to find Jesus, by the way, is in the Bible. And here's the other quote,

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