Category: Matthew
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Two Sides of the Same Worthless Coin
Matthew 7:22-23 “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” Matthew 25:41-46 “Then he will say to those on his…
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Filled with Light – or Darkness?
Matthew 6:22-23 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!” Have you ever seen the glory…
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Our Father in Heaven
Matthew 6:9 “Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” Father, help me to always remember that you are not just my Father in heaven but our Father in heaven. Help me not to always make it all about me when I pray, but to make it also about others who…
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The One Who Waits
Matthew 24:37 “For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.” Luke 21:25-28 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what…
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This Little Light of Mine . . .
Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your…
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The Mockers
Matthew 27:41-43 “So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ‘He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him.…
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Behold!
Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” Have you ever thought about how often the Bible uses the word “Behold”? It’s in the second person imperative tense and it means “look” but in the sense of “Hey you, look!” In other words, it’s a command…
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Are you comfortable?
John 18:25 “Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, ‘You also are not one of his disciples, are you?’ He denied it and said, ‘I am not.’” Matthew 16:24 “Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.’”…
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Gracious Restraint
Matthew 26:67 “Then they spit in his face and struck him. And some slapped him.” What does inner strength look like? How is it displayed? Perhaps one of the most magnificent displays of this strength ever seen is in the scene above as Jesus was being led to the cross. Here is an awesome example…
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Watch!
Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Do you believe in spiritual battles? Jesus certainly did. He constantly told His disciples to be watchful, to be aware, to be careful. Why? One of his most well-known students, Peter, tells us in the…
To Encourage You 