by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 15, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 21:24 “But Jesus answered and said to them, ‘I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things’ ” It’s not every time that you need to give a direct answer to a direct question. Sometimes, it is...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 14, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 21:23 “Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, ‘By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?’ “ To say that you will be challenged is an...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 13, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 21:22 “And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” The key to receiving from God is not prayer but believing prayer. When we place so much emphasis on prayer, we lose track of the vital ingredient that makes prayer work. Prayer can be...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 12, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 21:19 “And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, ‘Let no fruit grow on you ever again.’ Immediately the fig tree withered away.” The result of fruitlessness is a withering life. God made us to bear...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 11, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Galatians 1:1 “Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead)” We must remind ourselves that our calling is not by men nor through men. This understanding is foundational to anchoring our...
