by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 8, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 10:39 “He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.” Life. All of this life is imprisonment to the materialistic and temporal. This temporary existence holds humanity in a vice-like grip that demands our total focus...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 7, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 10:38 “And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.” While Jesus demands total loyalty and love from His people, He is also keenly aware that this narrow road of submission is fraught with the million obstacles placed there by...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 6, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 10:37 “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.” We were taught that Jesus calls everyone to follow Him and that by merely making a prayer of faith, you belonged to...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 5, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 10:32 “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.” Testify. Tell of the mercies and goodness of God. To confess Christ means I am unwilling to hide my identity and to hide His goodness in my life. God...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 4, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 10:28, 31 “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell…Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.” There are different types of fear and we must...
