God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
He said: ¨Go into the city and to So-and-so and say to him, The Teacher says, ´My appointed time is near; I will celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your home.´¨ Matthew 26:18 (Reference Bible) There is so much to consider here in just one text. That Jesus could be working on so... Continue Reading →
¨And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.¨ Matthew 24:30 (KJV) Here it is; it comes straight from the mouth of... Continue Reading →
While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives the disciples came to him by themselves, saying ¨Tell us when this will be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the final time.¨ Matthew 24:3 (Byington) There seems to be growing within the body of so-called believers, a sensation of vagueness... Continue Reading →
And He answered them ¨You see all this, do you not? I tell you verily, there shall not be one stone left upon another here that shall not be torn down.¨ Matthew 24:2 (Byington) The words Jesus spoke as His disciples showed Him the wonderful buildings of the temple in Jerusalem would one day be... Continue Reading →
¨For I tell you, you shall not see me from henceforth until you say ´Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.´¨ Matthew 23:39 (Reference Bible) One could teach many wonderful truths buried like gems within the last three verses of Matthew 23. Like the thought of Jesus looking over His people... Continue Reading →
¨Woe to you, hypocrite scribes and Pharisees, because you go the rounds of the sea and the land to make one proselyte, and when you get him you make him more of a candidate for hell twice over than you are yourselves.¨ Matthew 23:15 (Byington) The Christian is a marvelous creature. Once we think we... Continue Reading →
¨But woe to you, hypocrite scribes and Pharisees, because you lock the Reign of heaven in men´s faces; for you do not go in yourselves and neither do you let those go in who are going in.¨ Matthew 23:13 (Byington) Jesus spoke much about the reign of heaven or the kingdom. It seems a point... 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 →
In answer Simon Peter said: ¨You are the Christ, the son of the living God.¨ Matthew 16:16 (Reference Bible) When we consider certain people in the Bible some characters stand out. Peter was just this sort of person. Others are mentioned in the stories of Jesus´ life here on earth, but as we read we... Continue Reading →
And after they got up into the boat, the windstorm abated. Then those in the boat did obeisance to him, saying: ¨You are really God´s Son.¨ Matthew 14:32-33 (Reference Bible) Have you ever wondered how you would have felt to witness Jesus personally performing some wonderful miracle? Imagine if it had been you and I... Continue Reading →
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