6 Don’t give what is holy to dogs or toss your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, turn, and tear you to pieces. (Matthew 7:6 CSB) Some messages held within scripture can be very difficult to understand and correctly apply. Thus, we can find ourselves trying to...
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Contemplative Prayer
32 ….your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. (Matthew 6:32b-33 CSB) We should look at prayer as an acknowledgment of what our Father already knows. We pray, asking for this and that, thanking Him...
Dealing with a Lot
39 Going a little farther,[a] he fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” (Matthew 26:39 CSB) Even Christ at his lowest moment called upon God to ask that what was happening might be taken away....
Right Hand or Left
3 But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, (Matthew 6:3 CSB) We often may have heard “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.” Part of this scripture has been hijacked as a derogative to...
Show a Little Love
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? (Matthew 5:46a CSB) Here is an interesting test for you today; Be loving to every one you meet. Smile, say hello and quietly say a blessing on each person you meet. Let me know the outcome of...