God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
In answer he said: ¨It is not right to take the bread of the children and throw it to little dogs.¨ Matthew 15:26 (Reference Bible) Jesus had been approached by a Canaanite woman who wanted Him to heal her daughter. First He tried to ignore her but even though His followers wanted Him to send... Continue Reading →
In reply he said: ¨Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted. Blind guides is what they are. If, then, a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.¨ Matthew 15:13-14 (Reference Bible) Perhaps a little more should be said about where we need to be directing... Continue Reading →
After sending the crowds away, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. Matthew 14:23 (New World Translation) It is important to note that Jesus sought out His moments to pray. Jesus had tried to get away after hearing of John the Baptist´s death, but found... 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 →
So the slaves of the master of the house came and said to him, ¨Master, did you not sow fine seed in your field? How, then, does it have weeds?¨ Matthew 13:27 (New World Translation) Wouldn´t it be a nice trick to be able to say that the weeds in Jesus´ parable were the people... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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