August 5 | Matthew 17:20 “And He said to them, “Because of your little faith, for truly I say to you: if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Go from here to there,’ and it will go. Nothing will be impossible for you.””…
We have been learning life lessons from Abraham’s life and will look at sacrificing Isaac. In the last issue, we witnessed the birth of the promised son Isaac and how it changed Abraham’s and Sarah’s life. The birth of a child changes the parents’ life, but what if God told…
July 21 | Matthew 8:8 “But the centurion answered saying, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.” (Matthew 8:8) We have all kinds of tactics we think will work to move God’s hand. We…
July 18 | Matthew 8:1-4 “And when He came down from the mountain, a large crowd followed Him. And behold, a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” And He stretched out His hand and touched him,…
Jesus healed deaf and mute people throughout His ministry in ways that show His incredible compassion and power. These healings reveal Jesus's heart for those who struggle to communicate and hear in our world. In my last post, I talked about the New Testament words for healing and how they…
July 6 | Hebrews 12:22-24 “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to Festival celebration, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of…
May 19 | Matthew 5:10-12 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is God’s kingdom. Blessed are you when they may insult you and persecute and might say all kinds of evil against you, lying on your account. Rejoice and be glad, for great is your…
May 18 | Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are those who are peacemakers, for they will be called God’s sons.” (Matthew 5:9) We live in a world at war. From the political to the social scene everyone is screaming at everyone else. There is no unity or tolerance as we used to…
May 17 | Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8) I love M&Ms. But my favorite our peanut M&Ms. There are days when I’m not in the mood for peanut M&Ms. I want to try another kind. I don’t have to be…
May 16 | Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” (Matthew 5:7) The world doesn’t see merciful people as strong. In sports, we see unhappy coaches when athletes show mercy to their opponents. Yet, we all want the judge to show us mercy if we…