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...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 21, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 15:14 “Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.” The tragedy of life is having blind people who lead other blind people. There are so many people who think they see, but they...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 20, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 15:13 “But He answered and said, ‘Every plant which My Heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.’ ” God has the final say. Even when Man thinks he is all-wise and all-knowing, God is above and beyond all that Man has to offer. In the grand scheme...
