In the first fourteen verses of Matthew 22, Jesus was sharing another parable with the religious leaders who were questioning His authority. In this parable, a King was planning a marriage for his son. He sent his servants out to invite the guests to a wedding feast but they scoffed at the invitation and had… Read More »
Hoarding Time
Matthew 23:11-12 But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whoever exalts him- self will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. You are a representative of the King. You are not the King. Don’t force your way into the spotlight. Don’t presume standing, and never try your… Read More »
Carry the Cross
Mark 15:21 Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross. The Hebrew word for living is chai – it is the Hebrew letters Chet and Yod. I find it more than remarkable that… Read More »
I Do
Acts 9:36 At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. Acts 9:37 But it happened in those days that she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. Acts… Read More »
Closet Monster
Numbers 10:13 So they started out for the first time according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses. This was a very orderly movement, starting with being freed from the bondage of Egypt, to receiving the law at Mount Sinai to the giving of the instructions for the camp and the… Read More »
Prune
Leviticus 19:19 ‘You shall keep My statutes. You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind. You shall not sow your field with mixed seed. Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and wool come upon you. God is giving the Edah or Community of Israel instructions to be separate from nations who did… Read More »
