Matthew’s record of Yeshua’s activity in chapter 9 is a whirlwind of healing, deliverance, correction, exhortation, and teaching. Imagine following Him from miracle to miracle, watching Him give “what for” to snooty Pharisees, and perhaps, patting one another on the backs that they were the chosen ones.
Daily Word: Love our Enemies? Matthew 5:44
Love our Enemies? Really? And pray for those who go out of their way to persecute us? Oy!
Daily Word: Don’t Worry? John 16:33
John 16 was written but a few days before the unthinkable would happen. Yeshua [Jesus] would be betrayed by one of their own, tortured, nailed to a cross, and die.
Daily Word: Eat or Drink What? 1 Corinthians 10:31
Eat or Drink What To the Glory of God? Whether we eat or drink, what? When we lived in Philly, our rabbi used to say . . .
Daily Word: Never Give Up! 2 Corinthians 4:16
Never Give Up! As another birthday approaches and the knees and ankles creak and moan — or maybe it’s just me doing the moaning — I take comfort in this verse.
Daily Word: What Will Be our Final Praise? Psalm 145:18
This is a psalm of praise written by King David. It is said that it was his last psalm. His last psalm was pure praise
Daily Word: Making Room to Give, Philippians 2:3
It’s important to be reminded, don’t you think? That we’re not the center of the Universe? There’s something liberating about doing for others just because. Just because God has done so much for us first.
Daily Word: A Rod & Staff Comfort? Psalm 23:4
A Rod and Staff Comfort? It’s interesting how commentaries differ on the symbolism of the “rod and staff.”
Daily Word: Simple Goal, Difficult Endeavor, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Remember the movie, Eat, Pray, Love? Once I read the synopsis and saw the trailer — well — it wasn’t my type of movie. Why?