Jesus Calms Storms, Always Jesus calms storms. Most of the time I read past this section without thinking about it. I read ‘ Jesus calms storms,’ think, ‘okay, well he is God,’ and read on. But today I stopped for a moment after reading it. Does God sleep? Do I think he isn’t aware of what is going on? Like …
Do Not Worry – Devotional, Matthew 6:19-34
Do not Worry, A Choice to Make Before I can follow the command, “Do not worry” or “Take no thought for your life,” I must realign my thinking. Which takes time and is part of the daily walk of dying to self. Matthew 6:19-34 ESV – 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust …
Enter Through the Narrow Gate, Matthew 7:13-20
The narrow gate is one man wide. This is about my relationship with God. If I focus intently on Jesus, I will find the narrow gate. If I look at anything else, I will miss it. I cannot find guidance from popular culture, my social group, family, or even my church. I must decide to reach out to God on …
The Cost of Following Jesus, Matthew 8:18-22
What does it mean to truly follow Jesus? In Matthew 8:18-22, two men pledge their loyalty to Christ, but their hesitation reveals a profound truth: following Jesus demands everything. This post explores the cost of discipleship and challenges us to examine what we’re holding onto instead of trusting God fully. Cost of Following Jesus: Matthew 8:18-22 Matthew 8:18-22 ESV …
Demon Possessed Men Healed and a Plea to Leave the Region: Matthew 8:28-34
Demon possessed or Jesus? Demon possessed or Jesus? These people later in the chapter appear to prefer the demon possessed. With just a few words, Jesus annihilates their known and familiar. They pleaded with him to leave their region because they were afraid. They feared him more than the demon possessed men he healed. The real God terrified them. With …
He Took Up Our Infirmities, Matthew 8:1-17
‘ He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases,’ verse 17, closes this section and is a reference to a portion of the prophecy about Jesus in Isaiah 53 where in verse 4 it says, ‘ Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering.’ These miracles of Jesus foreshadow something greater than physical healing. The physical healing …
Counterfeit Christianity, How to Avoid: Matthew 7:21—29
Counterfeit Christianity might have an outward appearance of the real thing, but it is really just appearance or form theology. Counterfeit Christianity lacks the depth of a relationship with Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit. In this passage is the essential difference between religion and Christianity. Religious people stand before Jesus and point at the things they have …
Judging Others the Way You Want to Be Judged, Matthew 7:1-6
Judging others is wrong I am told. I hear this and I think perhaps I cannot decide what a person has just done is wrong. This passage doesn’t mean I if I see a bad behavior or hear an unkind word or witness a crime, I can’t think it wrong. What I cannot do is make a decision about that …
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