God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
¨Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!¨ Matthew 23:24 (ASV) Jesus takes His teaching and touches upon a subject where we all come up short. He directs His disdain at the actions of certain church people but the correlation is clear. ¨Hypocrites!¨ He cries, ¨who give tithes and follow the... Continue Reading →
And after he had come into the temple precinct the chief priest and the elders of the people approached him as he was teaching and said ¨By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?¨ Matthew 21:23 (Byington) Jesus was an affront to the religious leaders of His day. We... 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 →
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 →
One inevitable error on our part is to constantly assume that to have validity, something must be measured up to another person. For example, when we make a wonderful discovery inside our hearts towards God, it is completely natural for us to want to share that discovery with another human being. This is highly commendable... Continue Reading →
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. Matthew 4:1 King James Version What can we learn from the story of the temptations of Jesus? Perhaps you feel like the Spirit has led you into a desert too, where you are bombarded every minute by the... Continue Reading →
One of the most beautiful of the many fragrant blessings Jesus has promised us is that He would send us another to guide, teach and console us. Just one more incredible treasure promised to us that we do not deserve. But the promise comes direct from the mouth of our Savior and therefore we can... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 