As I continue my study through Matthew 5-7, the focus passage for today’s blog is Matthew 6:25-34. Give it a read and meet me back here! Jesus began this section of verses with the phrase “Therefore, I tell you…”. As usual when we see the word “therefore” we need to figure out what it’s “there for”. Jesus had just finished … Read More
Ask. Seek. Knock.
I’m continuing on in Matthew and this morning, I came to Matthew 7:7-11. Give it a read and meet me back here. (If you’re wondering why I’m not providing the Scripture , it’s because I want you to develop the discipline of reading the Scripture for yourself, before you read what I wrote). Ok…did you read it? As I studied … Read More
How You React Matters
When I read 2 Corinthians 6:10 and studied my way through it, so many things impacted me. The phrase “as sorrowful yet always rejoicing” reminded me of the example that what a sponge is filled with will come out when it is squeezed. Sorrowful is a passive participle. We are the receiver of the sorrow-ING; it’s something that comes from … Read More
Judge Not
Give Matthew 7:1-6 a read and meet me back here. This passage of Scripture, one phrase in particular, has been quoted by both believers and unbelievers. “Judge not, that you be not judged.” What exactly did Jesus mean when He said that? Let’s dig in and see what we learn. Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. … Read More
When the Familiar becomes New
As I sat here this morning, continuing on in Matthew, I was struck with something that I didn’t see coming. But isn’t that just like our God to take a familiar text and teach us something new? Love Him so much. So today I was focusing on Matthew 6:5-8. Give it a read and meet me back here. Did you read … Read More
Christmas is Over
Read Matthew 6:19-24 I studied through this passage several days ago, but with the busyness of the season, I am just getting around to blogging about it. Christmas is over now. Gifts have been given and we are enjoying those new things we have found under our tree. With that in mind, I think it is apropos to shift our … Read More
Easy or Hard?
This morning’s study in Matthew 5 zeroed in on verses 27-30. While this passage was simple in concept, it was far from easy in execution. Let’s start off by reading the passage together. Matthew 5:27-30 Like the last section of verses we studied through, this was another “you have heard it said”, “but I say to you” passage. Jesus … Read More
How’s Your Heart?
I have been studying through Matthew 5 for over a week now, and I have to say that not only have I been learning a lot, but I have been convicted greatly about the condition of my heart. This morning I dove into Matthew 5:21-26. Click on the link. Give it a read and meet me back here. The first … Read More
Mistakes
I don’t know about you, but I would rather learn from someone else’s mistakes than make my own. As I read 2 Chronicles 33 today, I saw some lessons we can learn from Manasseh’s mistakes, with the hopes of not repeating them. I also saw a clear demonstration of the heart of God. Read: 2 Chronicles 33:9-13. “Manasseh led … Read More
When a Mistake…Isn’t
This morning I sat down to finish a reading plan I have been doing for the past month. As usual, I studied through the passages before I read the “devotional”. I wanna hear what God says to me before I read what He said to someone else. Anyway, I worked my way through the Scripture passages and finished up by … Read More