by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jun 30, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 14:14 “And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.” Jesus had a soft heart for people. Jesus knew that people were needy and vulnerable and this bothered Him. Jesus knew they were...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 14:12-13 “Then his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus. When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself…” After John was beheaded and after the disciples of John had buried his...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 14:9 (NLT) “Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.” Don’t be quick to make vows before the Lord or before men because a vow made must be a vow fulfilled. Men of...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 14:8 “So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, ‘Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.’ ” It had often marveled me that this young lady would ask for the head of John the Baptist when she had the opportunity to ask for a thousand...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 14:3 “For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.” For those who will speak the truth and stand for the truth, persecution is inescapable. While John the Baptist had been...
