by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 6, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 21:13 “And He said to them, ‘It is written, “My house shall be called a house of prayer,” but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ “ One of the reasons why Jesus was so upset with the moneychangers and business practices in the temple of God was because they...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 5, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 21:12 “Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.” There is a type of violence that is good and righteous. There is a...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 4, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 21:11 “So the multitudes said, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.’ “ Partial revelation is not bad; it’s simply a sign of progressive understanding. The multitudes who were chanting, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’ did not...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 21:9 “…Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!” How do you come across? Do you come across as someone who is complete in himself without the need of God? Do you come across as someone full of...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 2, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 21:6 “So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.” To be honest, not everything that Jesus says seems to make sense; at least not in the immediate present. Some things are difficult to understand and comprehend, yet Jesus says they are the right...
