by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 2:2 (NKJV) “saying, ‘Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.’” Here was the irony: the wise men were supposed to be wise and follow a star that would bring them from the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jan 7, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 1:21-23 (NKJV) “’…and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.’ So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying…they shall call His name Immanuel, which is...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jan 6, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 1:20 (NKJV) “But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 1:19 (NKJV) “Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.” There is a junction where justice and mercy meet called the junction of love. Joseph demonstrated this to...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jan 4, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 1:16 (NKJV) “And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.” From His genealogy and ancestry, it is clear that Jesus was known as Jesus, son of Joseph. Although we are aware that Jesus was not the...
