He (Jesus) answered, (His disciples) “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Matthew 15:24 Thank You Lord that even though You were sent to the Jewish people You included us that are not Jewish. Thank You for dying for my sin. Thank You for loving me. We are Your […]
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But He (Jesus) did not answer her (Canaanite woman wanting healing for her daughter) a word. And His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying after us.” Matthew 15:23 Lord I can see a great crowd gathering and a woman shouting to You. The disciples were annoyed at her […]
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And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.” Matthew 15:22 Lord You had just left an area where a lot of healing had taken place. Now You are at Tyre and Sidon and here […]
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And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Matthew 15:21 Lord there were those in the crowd that were healed. The scribes and Pharisees were constantly after You trying to stop anything You were doing….. You moved on….. You left that crowd and moved on….. Thank You Lord […]
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(Jesus explains the parable to His disciples) “Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and so passes on? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart and this defiles a man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, […]
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But Peter said to Him, (Jesus) “Explain the parable to us.” And He said, “Are you still without understanding?” Matthew 15:15, 16 Thank You Lord that You never give up on us. Your disciples had been with You and still they didn’t totally understand what You were trying to say. Once again as we read […]
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Then the disciples came and said to Him, (Jesus) “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” Matthew 15:12 Lord, the Pharisees were often offended by what You had to say because You exposed who they truly were. Thank You Lord for seeing us for who we are. Thank You […]
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(Jesus continued talking with the Pharisees and scribes) For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother, and ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die.’ But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother. What you would have gained from me is given to God, he need not […]
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He (Jesus) answered them, (Pharisees and scribes) “And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? Matthew 15:3 Lord You were constantly pointing out to these Pharisees and scribes how imperfect they were. They thought they were perfect because they were following the law. They didn’t do anything wrong […]
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Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do Your disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat? Matthew 15:1, 2 Lord how interesting this scripture would come up today because I just heard David Jeremiah talking about it today on the […]
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