God is a God of structure and order. He brings order out of chaos, as He did when our world began. He is very detailed, as creation reveals, and He places great importance on the chain of command—some...  Read More

Remember, just yesterday we spoke about how Jesus was confronted by the Pharisees, who were complaining that the disciples were breaking some of their “man-made” laws. Jesus quickly turned the situati...  Read More

Wow! Jesus did not hold back here. The Pharisees came to Him with accusations about His disciples not washing their hands, and Jesus used that moment to expose their own duplicity. The Pharisees were ...  Read More

This first Scripture is one that has caused me to scratch my head more than once. In one simple sentence, Jesus distinguishes between works-based thinking and grace-based truth: “This is the only work...  Read More

We read here how people came from all over the region to see Jesus—quite the opposite of the reception He received when He traveled to the Gadarenes and delivered the demon-possessed man. It is striki...  Read More

Immediately after the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus tells the disciples to go to the other side of the lake by boat while He sends the people home. He then goes up into the hills to pray. This is the fi...  Read More

For context, just before this, Jesus hears about the beheading of His cousin, John the Baptist. He attempts to withdraw by Himself, yet He is moved with compassion for the needs of the crowds. Those i...  Read More

Jesus, at this point, has performed many miracles and returns home only to be met with opposition. The hometown boy is not so welcome. What is the saying? “Familiarity breeds contempt.”This is unfortu...  Read More

Do we live our daily lives mindful of this truth? I am often amazed at the mercy and patience of God in what He allows to go on in this world, knowing that at any moment He could bring everything to i...  Read More

The Kingdom of Heaven is worth whatever effort is required to find it, understand it, and walk in it.Did you know the Bible says that as believers in Christ, we are now citizens of heaven? Citizenship...  Read More

Jesus tells the disciples the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds, which we can read in Matthew 13:24–29—there is not enough room to include the entire passage here. As He did with the Parable of the S...  Read More

Jesus often spoke to the crowds in parables. Interestingly, in Matthew’s account (Matthew 13:12), Jesus separates the parable from its explanation with this statement, as we discussed yesterday:“To th...  Read More