We remain on the mountainside as Jesus teaches His disciples and the crowd. Teachings within this chapter include not judging others, prayer, the golden rule, the narrow gate, the tree and its fruit, true disciples and building on a solid foundation. Let’s get into these. Verse one instructs us not to judge others. It informsContinue reading “Matthew Chapter Seven”
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Only God Can Do It!
I am currently attending Dr. William Knox’s “The Gathering of the Remnant” in Wrens, GA. This is a kingdom movement for those who are still remaining in God, seeking God, desiring more of God, standing for God despite circumstances, etc. Lastnight, the program was titled, “The Altar Experience”. Friend, I will be honest. When IContinue reading “Only God Can Do It!”
Matthew Chapter Six
In chapter six, Jesus continues to teach the disciples as well as the crowd that has gathered around them. The teachings within this chapter include giving to the needy, prayer, fasting, and money/possessions. Jesus teaches us to do our good deeds in private instead of in public as a means of showing off. Unfortunately, weContinue reading “Matthew Chapter Six”
Matthew Chapter Five
This chapter opens up revealing that Jesus had went up the mountainside. His disciples were gathered around Him as well as the crowds of people. Jesus began to teach what we know as The Sermon on the Mount. This is one sermon with multiple points; it extends throughout chapters five through seven. To open thisContinue reading “Matthew Chapter Five”
Matthew Chapter Four
This chapter is so full of reflective points so let’s get into it. We ended chapter three with Jesus being baptized and the Spirit of God descending upon Him. Chapter four verse one tells us that the Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted. Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights whileContinue reading “Matthew Chapter Four”
Matthew Chapter Three.
The verse that stood out the most to me in this chapter was 14. Jesus had come to John and requested that he baptize Him. John initially refused by saying he should be the one being baptized by Jesus. Let’s talk about John! Imagine the Son of God in His great majesty requesting for youContinue reading “Matthew Chapter Three.”
Matthew Chapter Two.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem to His mother, Mary, and step-father, Joseph. (I smile every time I think of Joseph being Jesus’ “step-father”.) When He was born, wise men followed a star to Jerusalem looking for Him so that they could offer Him gifts and worship Him. When King Herod heard that the wise menContinue reading “Matthew Chapter Two.”
Matthew Chapter One.
Hey friend! This month, in addition to any words that God gives me, we will be studying the book of Matthew. Yesterday, as I was writing a reflection on the chapter that I read, I felt the nudge to post my reflection as a blog post so here we are. I pray that you willContinue reading “Matthew Chapter One.”
Life is as a Vapor.
Tonight I went to a service in honor of the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. This service was the first of its kind in my area, and I must say that it was a very nice one. During the service, everyone was allotted the opportunity to light a candle in remembrance of theContinue reading “Life is as a Vapor.”
Patience.
When you order an item online, you are given an expected date of delivery. Depending upon the shipper’s location, the weather conditions, the time of the year, and the delivery service, the expected date of delivery can change. I recently experienced this with an order I’d placed on Amazon. I chose that particular item becauseContinue reading “Patience.”