Reading: Matthew 20:29-34 In this life I have seen “faith” in many shades, and I would not want to claim I have the pure one (yet) but that is what we are all striving for. I love being with people who have amazing faith, who openly express their belief that things will be done in…
Reading: Matthew 20:20-28 One thing that pains me so much is when I see people in church who have monopolised some tasks in church they become so comfortable in it, that they don’t want to share their tasks with others. Neither do they want to take on other tasks–perhaps because they don’t like it. And…
Reading: Matthew 20:17-19 “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be…
Reading: Matthew 20:1-16 Note that in the previous passages (Matthew 19:16-30), the subject was about salvation, following the Lord, and eternal rewards. In this succeeding passage, the kingdom of heaven is likened to a landowner seeking for people to work in his vineyard. We know the story–workers were found early in the morning who agreed…
Reading: Matthew 19:21-30 Pardon me, but sometimes, I just can’t help laughing about how Jesus’ disciples behaved. Do you react the same, or is it just me? So here comes the rich young man who claimed to have kept all the commandments, and yet, a camel will find it easier to go through the eye…
Reading: Matthew 19:27-30 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel” (v.28). I have been brooding over the context of this…
Reading: Matthew 19:16-30 The rich young man came to Jesus to ask WHAT good thing must he do to get eternal life. Jesus replied that there is only One WHO is good. Nevertheless, Jesus proceeded to elaborate on the “what” by quoting the commandments—of which our obedience is a pre-requisite to entering life (v.17; see…
