God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Then Peter came up and said to him: ¨Lord, how many times is my brother to sin against me and am I to forgive him? Up to seven times?¨ Jesus said to him: ¨I say to you, not, Up to seven times, but, Up to seventy-seven times.¨ Matthew 18:21-22 (Reference Bible) How many times must... Continue Reading →
¨For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.¨ Matthew 18:20 In Matthew 18 verses 15 to 20, Jesus instructs His Disciples. As we read His words we are included in the company of those He reaches. We should take note as if we were... Continue Reading →
¨See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.¨ Matthew 18:10 (Reference Bible) Beautiful and beloved by most, is our story found here in Matthew 18 about the shepherd leaving the... Continue Reading →
If, then, your hand or your foot is making you stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you; it is finer for you to enter into life maimed or lame tan to be thrown with two hands or two feet into the everlasting fire. Matthew 18:8 Read Matthew 18:1-9 Jesus calls the eternal... Continue Reading →
And said ¨I tell you verily, if you do not turn and become like the children you shall not get into the Reign of Heaven.¨ Matthew 18:3 (Byington) Probably the greatest hurdle Jesus has ever had to confront is our stubborn hearts. We like to think of the greatest act of love as being His... Continue Reading →
It was while they were gathered together in Galilee that Jesus said to them: ¨The Son of man is destined to be betrayed into men´s hands, and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.¨ Consequently they were very much grieved. Matthew 17:22-23 (Reference Bible) Do we stop often enough... Continue Reading →
In reply Jesus said: “O faithless and twisted generation, how long must I continue with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.¨ Matthew 17:17 (Reference Bible) The Disciples had followed Jesus throughout His ministry and had walked with Him, ate with Him and sat at His feet taking... Continue Reading →
While he was yet speaking, look! A bright cloud overshadowed them, and, look! A voice out of the cloud, saying: ¨This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved; listen to him.¨ Matthew 17:5 (Reference Bible) When Peter, James and John witnessed this phenomenon, they threw themselves face down on the ground in fear.... Continue Reading →
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his outer garments became brilliant as the light. Matthew 17:2 (Reference Bible) One of the deadliest blows against the flock of Christ today is the removal of an attitude of wonder over spiritual things. With the great surplus of information, studies... Continue Reading →
And Peter took him in hand and began to rebuke him, saying ¨Away with the thought, sir; this shall not happen to you.¨ But he turned and said to Peter ¨Go behind me, Satan; you are my snare because you do not have God´s ideas but men´s.¨ Matthew 16:22-23 (Byington) Over and over again we... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 