by Will | Jul 29, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 4:1 (NIV) Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. Some are amazed that God orchestrated Jesus’ testing in the wilderness. They believe that it is God’s duty to protect His people from temptation, so that we won’t fall into...
by Will | Jul 29, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 3:13-17 (NIV) Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to...
by Will | Jul 28, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 3:7-12 (NIV) But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can...
by Will | Jul 27, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 3:1-6 (NIV) In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the desert,...
by Will | Jul 25, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 2:19-23 (NIV) After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.” So he got...
