by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:14 “So they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ” Jesus wanted to know what the public thought about Him and not that it really mattered to Him, but He was intrigued to know what their thoughts...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:6 “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.’ ” The danger with falsehood and false doctrines is that they creep in slowly especially when the channels are people of reputation and...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 24, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:4 “ ‘A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.’ And He left them and departed.” These are some of the clearest, but probably harshest words of Jesus concerning those...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 15:33 “Then His disciples said to Him, ‘Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?’ ” Jesus had fed the vast multitude of over five thousand through the miracle of multiplication, and yet when Jesus asked them to...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 22, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 15:28 “Then Jesus answered and said to her, ‘O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.’ And her daughter was healed from that very hour.” Several things provoke God to respond, but three things stand out in this story. The first thing...
