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Matthew 14:25 – The Stuff of Horror Films

Matthew 14:25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. I’m not much of a horror film guy. I have seen too much in real life to know that real horror isn’t much fun. I don’t need another jolt of shock and surprise. My circuits have been overloaded and my fusesContinue reading “Matthew 14:25 – The Stuff of Horror Films”

Matthew 12:41 – Undervalued

Matthew 12:4` The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here. There can be few things in life that can rile up people like being undervalued, unseen, unappreciated. Unfortunately, some people liveContinue reading “Matthew 12:41 – Undervalued”

Matthew 9:12-13 – Mercy!

Matthew 9:`2-13 On hearing this Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mercy can be a very difficult thing to hand out. When greatContinue reading “Matthew 9:12-13 – Mercy!”

Matthew 7:28-29 – Clarity

Matthew 7:28-29 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law. The authority of institutions, along with their reputation flowing their institutional functions, are key to the functioning of societies. When the populationContinue reading “Matthew 7:28-29 – Clarity”

Matthew 5:20 – Surpassing Righteousness

Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. In the news recently there was reported that several hundred US military have been discharged for refusing to take the vaccine. Here are highly trained,Continue reading “Matthew 5:20 – Surpassing Righteousness”

Matthew 4:2 – Hungry

Matthew 4:2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. One of the things you might not know about fasting is that after the first few days, you lose the hunger pains. Those pains don’t return until you have used up all your body fat. Then the body starts to consume muscle andContinue reading “Matthew 4:2 – Hungry”

Matthew 1:5-6, 16 – Women

Matthew 1:5-6, 16 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husbandContinue reading “Matthew 1:5-6, 16 – Women “

Lightbulb – Revelation 22:5

Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. Many times we take things for granted that we enjoy every day. Take the joys ofContinue reading “Lightbulb – Revelation 22:5”

Nations? – Revelation 21:26

Revelation 21:26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. Have you ever wondered what would happen to everything that was created to the glory of God now when the earth gets renewed at the end of the ages? Does everything that is part of this world get eliminated and weContinue reading “Nations? – Revelation 21:26”

Fire – Revelation 20:15

Revelation 20:15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. I remember watching my brothers getting in trouble. They were older than I was, and therefore got in trouble more than I did. But watching them taught me a lesson. If you don’t wantContinue reading “Fire – Revelation 20:15”