Have you ever tried to fix some problem with your computer by running some clean up or fix it program, only to find out that your computer runs worse afterwards? Sometimes when we try to improve it by running another program that makes changes, these changes that are made alter in some way how the... Continue Reading →
Good Spirit or Bad
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 →
Take My Yoke!
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 →
The Danger That Comes From Miracles
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 →
Jesus Gave Authority
Jesus took aside His disciples and instructed them to go out into the community. But before He sent them He gave them authority in areas where we humans normally cannot go. He gave His messengers power over disease and dark spirits. Let´s take a moment to consider what Jesus asked them to say and do... Continue Reading →
According to Your Faith
Then He touched their eyes, saying: ¨According to Your Faith let it happen to you.¨ Matthew 9:29 (Reference Bible) Probably the greatest failure we Christians commit each day is cutting short or making small our Savior and our God. Matthew 9 verses 27-34 we find a couple short accounts of people being healed by their... Continue Reading →
Jesus With Bad People
Look, many tax collectors and sinners came and began dinning with Jesus and his disciples. Matthew 9:10 (New World Translation) It seemed to some that Jesus was a bit of a renegade. Jesus did come to church, but He also hung out with people who everyone knew were bad people. The church authorities tried to... Continue Reading →
Let the Dead Bury the Dead
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. Matthew 8:22 (KJV) There are some texts that we prefer not to look into too deep. If we read them or refer to them we do so lightly, and then pass on to ones which we feel more comfortable with. The... Continue Reading →
Make Us Clean!
And, Look! A leprous man came up and began doing obeisance to him, saying; ¨Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.¨ Matthew 8:2 (Reference Bible) Why do we go so often to the scriptures and why do we study the life of Christ so much? Some people may like to read the... Continue Reading →
Ask and Receive
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Matthew 7:7 (King James Version) What a wonderful God we have and what wonderful promises fill the pages of the Bible. When we read promises such as this, we sense a world of power flowing... Continue Reading →
