God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
And (He) charged them that they should not make Him known. Matthew 12:16 (KJV) There He was, God, miraculously crammed into the body of a human, walking around the streets with normal people. All that He did and all that He said demonstrated that He was from a different way of thought and moved with... Continue Reading →
At seeing this the Pharisees said to him: ¨Look! Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.¨ Matthew 12:2 (Reference Bible) We humans have some stubborn qualities. We can hold something true, understand it and teach it to others, but somehow within the mix, we don´t actually live this truth... Continue Reading →
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 →
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Matthew 11:25 (KJV) With all the wealth of information the Christian has available to us along with years of instruction, you... Continue Reading →
Then He started to reproach the cities in which most of his powerful Works had taken place, because they did not repent: Matthew 11:20 In Matthew 11 verses 20-24 we find Jesus lamenting the fact that the people of these cities where He had done great works, just refused to see the significance of it.... Continue Reading →
Correspondingly, John came neither eating nor drinking, yet people say, ´He has a demon´: the Son of man did come eating and drinking, still people say, ´Look! A man gluttonous and given to drinking wine, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.´…. Matthew 11:18-19 (Reference Bible) The one who in faith would step out of... Continue Reading →
The more we read on into the teachings of Jesus, the more His words seem to be directed towards us. Certainly He was instructing His followers and disciples, but the more we listen, the stronger His message falls on our ears. It is like He is looking directly to us and calling each one by... Continue Reading →
But He said to them: ¨Why are you so afraid, you with little faith?¨ Matthew 8:26 (New World Translation) Jesus was sleeping peacefully in the boat, but the followers of Jesus were undergoing a very frightful test. It is a pretty scary thing when you are at the mercy of the winds and seas. Even... Continue Reading →
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 →
If we were to strip down our faith and our religion, what would we find there? There is much that we could include and many outward expressions. But should we try to get beyond all the superfluous matter and get to the heart of the matter, what is hiding there below the surface? Far deeper... Continue Reading →
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