(Jesus continued) “He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.” Matthew 10:39 Thank You Lord that You are with us always to help us want what You want for our lives. Thank You for calling us to ‘come, follow You.’ Thank You for […]
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(Jesus continued) “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who does not take his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.” Matthew 10:37, 38 Lord this brings back vivid […]
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(Jesus continued) “For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man’s foes will be those of his own household.” Matthew 10:35 Lord I guess when we wonder why we have trouble seeing eye to eye on things it should come as no surprise. There […]
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(Jesus continued) “Do not think I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Matthew 10:34 Lord, these words are never what we want to hear. And yet we know how true they are. Often it is not easy to stand our ground for You and […]
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(Jesus continued) “So everyone who acknowledges Me before men, I also will acknowledge before My Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies Me before men, I also will deny before My Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 10:32, 33 Lord, since You have done so much for us and given us so much one […]
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(Jesus continued talking with His disciples) “Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.” Matthew 10:31 Lord there was an interesting e-mail going around that gave us a glimpse of Your love for us in today’s life. In essence it said that You love us so much that if You had a […]
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(Jesus continued talking with His 12 disciples) “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s will. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.” Matthew 10:29, 30 Thank You Lord for caring about each one of us. Thank You for […]
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(Jesus continued) “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28 Thank You Lord that we need never have fear because You are always with us. Thank You for showing us the right way to go. […]
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(Jesus continued) “What I tell you in the dark, utter in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim upon the housetops.” Matthew 10:27 Lord this verse reminds me of the song ‘Go tell it on mountain….’ Truly that is what You were asking the disciples to do…… You wanted them to shout the good […]
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(Jesus continued) “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master, it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household. So have no […]
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