God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
But Jesus answered them ¨I tell you verily, if you have faith and do not doubt you will not only do this of the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain ´Be lifted up and thrown into the sea´ it will be done.¨ Matthew 21:21 (Byington) Jesus did some marvelous and amazing... Continue Reading →
But seeing the marvels that he did, and the children shouting ¨Hosanna to the Son of David¨ in the temple precinct, the chief priests and the scribes took offense. Matthew 21: 15 (Byington) It is sad to say that not all religious people are completely tuned to the heart of Jesus. Religion is supposed to... Continue Reading →
And he said to them: ¨It is written ´my house will be called a house of prayer,´ but you are making it a cave of robbers.¨ Matthew 21:13 (Reference Bible) When Jesus went into the temple (church), He found that there were all kinds of business being carried out there. People were buying and selling... Continue Reading →
Most of the crowd spread their outer garments on the road, while others began cutting down branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. Matthew 21:8 (Reference Bible) As Jesus was coming into Jerusalem, the multitude was moved by excitement and jubilee. Such was their reaction that they began to sing praises, cut... Continue Reading →
¨And if anyone says anything to you, you are to say ´The Lord needs them, and he will send them at once.´¨ Matthew 21:3 (Byington) Jesus had sent two of His disciples into the village with a strange request. He wanted them to walk right into a village and untie someone´s donkeys and bring them... Continue Reading →
But the crowd sternly told them to keep silent; yet they cried all the louder, saying: ¨Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!¨ Matthew 20:31 It is a short story of the two blind men found in Matthew 20 verses 29 to 34. But it is one so fully packed with deep spiritual healing... Continue Reading →
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons, doing obeisance and asking for something from him. Matthew 20:20 (Reference Bible) If we call ourselves Christ-ian, it means that we believe certain things about Christ. It means that we have decided to give Him the benefit of knowing what He is... Continue Reading →
¨Look! We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.¨ Matthew 20:18 (Reference Bible) We remain with fewer and fewer friends if we are so crass as to point incriminating fingers at our fellow Christians and... Continue Reading →
And said, ¨These last put in one hour´s work; still you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!¨ Matthew 20:12 Jesus lays out for us the concept of the first being last and the last being first. Read Matthew 20:1-16 We could dispute all day just... Continue Reading →
¨And I tell you again: it is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Reign of God.¨ Matthew 19:24 (Byington) You and I are camels. We have things. Some things have cost us a great deal to attain. Some things perhaps... Continue Reading →
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