God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Then as an answer to him some of the scribes and Pharisees said: ¨Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.¨ Matthew 12:38 (Reference Bible) As usual the world is set in sharp contrast to the teachings and workings of Jesus. In Matthew 12 verses 38 to 42 Jesus was confronted by the ambitious... Continue Reading →
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Matthew 12:28 (KJV) Jesus was under scrutiny again by the religious authorities. He had just healed a person filled with an evil spirit which left him blind and dumb. The amazed people began to murmur... Continue Reading →
And (He) charged them that they should not make Him known. Matthew 12:16 (KJV) There He was, God, miraculously crammed into the body of a human, walking around the streets with normal people. All that He did and all that He said demonstrated that He was from a different way of thought and moved with... Continue Reading →
At seeing this the Pharisees said to him: ¨Look! Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.¨ Matthew 12:2 (Reference Bible) We humans have some stubborn qualities. We can hold something true, understand it and teach it to others, but somehow within the mix, we don´t actually live this truth... Continue Reading →
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am mild-tempered and lowly in heart, and you will find refreshment for your souls. Matthew 11:29 (Reference Bible) This is probably one of the Bible´s most celebrated sweet texts. Probably too, it has been made to mean more things by the many different interpretations... Continue Reading →
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Matthew 11:25 (KJV) With all the wealth of information the Christian has available to us along with years of instruction, you... Continue Reading →
Then He started to reproach the cities in which most of his powerful Works had taken place, because they did not repent: Matthew 11:20 In Matthew 11 verses 20-24 we find Jesus lamenting the fact that the people of these cities where He had done great works, just refused to see the significance of it.... Continue Reading →
Correspondingly, John came neither eating nor drinking, yet people say, ´He has a demon´: the Son of man did come eating and drinking, still people say, ´Look! A man gluttonous and given to drinking wine, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.´…. Matthew 11:18-19 (Reference Bible) The one who in faith would step out of... Continue Reading →
¨And whoever gives one of these Little ones only a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I tell you truly, he will by no means lose his reward.¨ Matthew 10:42 (Reference Bible) What wonderful insight into the great heart of the Lord, He gives us here in the final verses... Continue Reading →
What a marvelous thing it is to see that the hand of the Lord has moved strongly somehow in your life and make you a witness to an actual miracle of God. We could not call ourselves Christians if we did not take the Bible at its word and know that the Lord can and... Continue Reading →
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