by Will | Dec 4, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 12:15-21 (NIV) Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Many followed him, and he healed all their sick, warning them not to tell who he was. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the...
by Will | Dec 1, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 12:9-14 (NIV) Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” He said to them, “If any of you has...
by Will | Nov 29, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 12:8 (NIV) “For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” This was a very bold thing for Jesus to say to the Pharisees. They would have heard Him saying that He could decide for Himself what was and was not allowed and appropriate for the Sabbath, regardless of...
by Will | Nov 28, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 12:1-7 (NIV) At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the...
by Will | Nov 28, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” At the...
by Will | Nov 25, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 11:27 (NIV) “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” As harsh, narrow-minded, and non-politically correct as it...
