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2 Timothy, 2018, Gospel of Matthew

Persecuted

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2 Timothy 3:12  (HCSB) 12 In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.  source

From my study time today I must ask myself, how’s my persecution level? And from whence does it come? A reading of Matthew 10 reveals the Disciples’ persecutors.
See it HERE.

Who of us just craves persecution? Not me either. Even so I am compelled to mark the differences between Matthew 10 and today.  Perhaps you would read and mark the contrasts you see.  Particularly, take a close look at verses 5-8. Yeah! I’m asking that too. What happened?

2018, Gospel of Matthew

Living

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I would wait and post this for tomorrow but it’s too good to keep to myself even for another day! :)

And they were astounded at His teaching!

Me too! That I could be so privileged to be taught!

31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living!” 33 When the crowds heard this, they were astounded at His teaching. Matthew 22 TLV   source.

Look what He told them! He told them that Abraham, Issac and Jacob were ALIVE!  Alive y’all!

Let that settle over you and in you. Let the HOLY SPIRIT of THIS GOD OF THE LIVING talk to you about LIVING!

2018, Daniel, Gospel of Matthew

Oh! Ever!

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Reading Daniel chapter 6 today. I urge you to use the link below and read for yourselves; not just read but listen for the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD and what He might say to you.

Allow me to share just a couple nuggets.

What man could not do, GOD DID!

14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was much distressed and set his mind to deliver Daniel. And he labored till the sun went down to rescue him. 15 Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or ordinance that the king establishes can be changed.”  source

These words are not fillers. Not an exaggeration. The king LABORED all day; from the time he heard of Daniel’s morning prayer until the sun went down! That king turn over every legal stone he could find to lift, desperate to save Daniel from the lions’ den. He couldn’t! And don’t you know the small souls who tricked the king into signing that decree were so delighted to bring him the news that all his labor of the day was futile! Daniel was going to the lions’ den. I see them as just flat-out giddy with what they thought they had accomplished. Oh, be careful little humans what we plot! 

Oh! there are so many lessons in this chapter! It would take weeks, no it will take a lifetime to glean even a good portion of them!

And so Daniel was put into the den and now look at this! Perhaps like me, you have not noticed it before.

17 And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel. source

A stone was laid! A Seal was placed!

Nothing was getting in and nothing was getting out. So they thought!

Does that remind you of what it reminds me?!  Of another stone? Another seal? Another nothing getting out, nothing getting in?

But HE did!

5 But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Yeshua who was crucified. 6 He is not here; for He is risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.  source

GOD Delivered!

GOD ALWAYS delivers just what He says He will! We can take that to the bank! Humanity with our best efforts will fail but GOD NEVER FAILS! Ever!

Daniel 6

Revisited 6.16.2023 — oh I love this one!

Shalom, Kathie