Reading: Matthew 23:1-12 “… You must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practise what they preach” v.3. I cannot think of a spiritual leader whose attitude or behaviour has been completely spotless, some of them even have their weaknesses and sins glaring…
Reading: Matthew 22:41-46 My friend, if you are waiting for the Messiah—first, I am happy that you have faith in God. But let me tell you—He has already come! I encourage you to read about him from the pages of Isaiah 52 and Isaiah 53—on your own, without reading any commentary. I pray that the…
Reading: Matthew 22:34-40 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” v.36 Jesus’ answer to the Pharisee’s question was from Deuteronomy 6:5. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” That should have been sufficient—one question, one answer. But the Lord carried on—let…
Reading: Matthew 22:23-33 But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob”? He is not the God of the dead but of the living. – vv.31-32 Do you know that in my primary language…
Reading: Matthew 22:15-22 “… Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s” – Matthew 22:21. Lord, help me not to make too much of things that have no eternal significance, but rather to set my heart and eyes on what is above, and spend more time with You. Thank you and…
Reading: Matthew 21:33-46 My friend, have you already believed that Jesus was the promised Messiah, coming to the world to set our standing with God right, and to establish His earthly kingdom where He will be governor of all the land–ruling it with righteousness and justice? If we are not consciously making a choice to…
Post cover image by Tomas Castelazo derivative work: Veronidae (This file was derived from: Prostitute tj.jpg:) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons Reading: Matthew 21:28-32 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.” – Matthew 21:31 In a…
