Matt 13 Blessings We sing Count Your Blessings, name them one by one and you will see what God has done. The disciples asked Jesus why he taught in Parables and he answered: “But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.” Stop and consider this: your eyes are blessed. […]
Matt 11 Mercy not Sacrifice Over and over, Jesus is gracious, but when the Pharisees continue to berate him, He speaks out and acts out for He is gracious. Why did Matthew paint such a contrast picture for his Jewish audience but to show them their heart. God sent His Son to save them but […]
Matthew 10 Do Not Worry! One of the greatest challenges in our lives is that we tend to worry. We worry about many things and this is a tool of the enemy that comes to seek, kill and destroy. Worry is one of those nagging sins that we carry like a trophy and it disturbs […]
Matthew 9 I Desire Compassion One of the marks of the ministry of Jesus was His compassionate spirit for His people who were suffering. Twice in this chapter He reminds the religious leaders that this is the true ministry of His kingdom. What was it that He saw and the religious leaders did not and […]
Matthew 8 Miracles authenticate Jesus continues to reveal His power that authenticate who He is. Listen to what the leper asked: “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” And Jesus answered: I am willing. Jesus says the same to us when we seek healing from sin. He is willing to save us […]
Proverbs 17 God raises up and puts down leaders and when a leader is in that position, God will refine them as if they were gold or silver through testing. The dictionary helps us understand this process: In metallurgy, the operation of refining large quantities of gold or silver by means of lead, in the […]
Matthew 7We are often advised about our life and the decisions we make and this chapter reminds us that what we hear we must be discerning. Some advice is pure and worthy to be heeded and other advice we should discard. We need wisdom about many things and Jesus taught as one with authority, therefore […]
Matthew 6 Comfort & Wisdom There are times in our lives when we need to stop what we are doing and just ask the Lord how to comfort others. This chapter guides us through that grieving process as we recall the Lord’s Prayer which is one our Savior gave his disciples when they asked […]
Matthew 5 When I began teaching I never understood the commands of God but now as I look back,I can see how His hand has been upon me since then. In my study time I came across two verses that are critical for every teacher to memorize and rehearse and have been in my “arsenal” […]
Psalm 68 This verse: “and an advocate for widows” has always been a comfort for me when my Dad passed away. I knew then that God would always be there for my Mother and He proved Himself true. For many years she was a widow but remained strong and always involved in ministry. What a […]
