God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
¨Concerning that day and the hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.¨ Matthew 24:36 (Reference Bible) Jesus states this here and thereby the words are like written in stone. The text which comes previous to this one states that heaven and earth will pass away but... Continue Reading →
¨So when you see standing in a sacred place the desolating abomination spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader note).¨ Matthew 24:15 (Byington) When we read certain texts in the Bible like ¨love your neighbor,¨ we are able to take it to mean many things. We can understand ¨love¨ to mean have compassion,... Continue Reading →
Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. Matthew 21:31 (AMV) Jesus gives us here in Matthew 21:28-32 an illustration of how we humans react to... Continue Reading →
And Pharisees came up to him, intent on tempting him and saying: ¨Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on every sort of ground?¨ Matthew 19:3 (Reference Bible) When we attempt to see ourselves in a context apart from having a spirit or a soul, we put ourselves in a primitive manner... Continue Reading →
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 →
In reply Peter said to him: ¨Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you over the waters.¨ He said ¨Come!¨ Matthew 14:28-29 (Reference Bible) Peter must have been frightened but a spark of hope burned in his heart that this was actually his Master walking out there on the lake. So he... Continue Reading →
All this Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and spoke nothing to them without parable, Matthew 13:34 (Byington) Matthew 13 is full of parables Jesus used to instruct the people or us if you will, into the wealth and knowledge of how things are in the spiritual realm. Man, since the fall has been... Continue Reading →
¨But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.¨ Matthew 13:16 (KJV) In Matthew 13 verses 16 to 23 Jesus gives us some great light into the way things truly are. He tries to help us take all the external human and worldly things and peel them back so we... Continue Reading →
And the disciples approached and said to him ¨Why do you speak to them in parables?¨ Matthew 13:10 (Byington) The words of Jesus, being of spiritual context, can and do have levels or layers of truth. Jesus Christ was the very Son of God came down to dwell on earth in a human body. However... Continue Reading →
As an answer he said to the one telling him: ¨Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?¨ Matthew 12:48 (Reference Bible) In these final verses of Matthew 12 we find the story of Jesus where His mother and His brothers came to visit Him. They stood outside the crowded place and asked someone... Continue Reading →
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