by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 11, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 11:6 “And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” It is not easy to have faith when in the dungeons of difficulty and pain. John the Baptist was a great prophet, indeed, the greatest of all the prophets. But in his days of anguish and agony, he had a...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 10, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 11:1 “Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.” Jesus didn’t just tell the disciples to do something; He modeled what He wanted them to do. He took them along....
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 9, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 10:41 “He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.” It seems that there is a secret here of tapping into and...
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...