Category Archives: Gospel of Matthew

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My brother loaded the following youtube to his Facebook page this morning and I am so impressed with it that I want to share it here with you all. 

For some time now I have kept close a Scripture verse that I believe this video demonstrates.  
Sadly for too many years, I did not faithfully practice this verse (and it has been costly) and even now I often mess up.
But with Holy Spirit’s help, I believe I will improve. 

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New to me People

It’s a quiet, cloudy day here in LA.
Football commentary is streaming from the other room and JT is waiting for the real game to come on :) so I thought I’d say hello.
At this moment I don’t feel talkative — hard to believe, I know.  And it could change. :)

This week has slipped right by with much praying, some reading, and some video watching. 
I’ve even found some new-to-me people to watch this week as well as some long-standing favorites.
Presently we have abundant sources from which to gather information. I endeavor to spend more time listening to Biblical messages than other forms of information available at my fingertips.  I wonder how much time we have left to make these voluminous watching/listening decisions. 

Unpopular as it may be, with Scripture in view and world events popping, I and others are urging this: let us get our houses in order. 

Scripture has heretofore not been so easily understood as It is today. 
The unfolding of events foretold in Revelation is no longer a mystery. 
It’s here. The means and ways are here in place — we are waiting. 
And because we are waiting, some are sounding alarms. I am grateful for that. 
I confess for me, it is hard to watch the apathy.
It’s hard to watch what speaks of seared consciences. 

And as I sit with keyboard, viewing trees and beauty from my library window all looks right with the world; but I know nothing is right with the world.
And the wrong with the world is advancing rapidly. 

But it’s not all bad news. Really it’s not. 

But what of unrepentant sinners? 
And this is why we pray. And this is why we warn.

It’s not. 
Ask the Apostle Paul.  Click HERE.
You see ALL who have been born from above came to that rebirth on their own Damascus Road with JESUS. 
I urge you to lean in with GOD and allow your mind to revisit your Damascus Road.
See if you really are IN THE FAITH.

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How Read Ye?

Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ 

11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.    Matthew 4    source 

 

The photo above comes from a screenshot I made with my phone this morning from an article I was reading. Unfortunately between my phone and my laptop, I lost the URL for the website.
BUT I did find another source.
Here’s the
LINK if you want to read The Washington Times.
Personally, I didn’t.
I was only looking for documentation of the statement in the pic above. 

P.S. Found it!! The URL. LINK. 

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A Wash of Delight

I have a verse of Scripture before me this morning. 

It’s 2 Timothy 3:12

Are you familiar with it?
It’s not one of those feel-good verses. It does not give us a wash of delight and we are not just thrilled to share it but today we are sharing. 

The King James Version. The one used for centuries says: 2 Timothy 3:12  12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. source

Actually, I have two. 

One.
ALL godly living Christians encounter persecution – actually the word is SUFFER.

It’s not fun.
It hurts.
It is suffering! Some physical. Some otherwise. But it is suffering.

Next Point.
Are we suffering? 
And if we are not suffering either physically or otherwise – what does that mean? 
If I am to believe the verse, and I do, it can only mean we are not living godly lives.

According to Media sources, (certain) Christians are dangerous. 

2 Timothy 3:12 12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. source

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