by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 5, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:26 “For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Pursuing the world is grasping the wind. All the pursuits of human pleasures and self-centered ambitions are...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 4, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:24 “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’ ” Our biggest problem is us. I am my biggest problem. Self is a thick root of the Old Life that serves as the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 3, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:24-25 “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me…For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.’ ” It’s all about desire. One of the hallmarks of a true disciple is...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 2, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:23 “But He turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me…’ ” In this pilgrim journey, there are only friends and foes; no middle ground. There is only one fixed and precise point of reference, and that is God. He who walks...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:23 “But He turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.’” Satan does not usually come with the open darkness we associate with him. Satan’s best and...
