"Experts at Setting Aside the Commandment of God" (10/19)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Matthew 15; Mark 7. After condemning the Pharisees for worshiping God in vain and elevating the commandments of men to the same status as the commandments of God, Jesus told them they were experts. Unfortunately, they were not experts in an area that was any good. “He was also […]

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The Faith to Move Mountains

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The gospels record many occasions of Jesus casting out demons. On one such occasion, a man came requesting that Jesus heal his son of his demon possession (Matthew 17:14-15). What was interesting about this example was that this man first brought his son to Jesus’ disciples, but “they could not cure him” (Matthew 17:16). But when Jesus […]

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Intending to Make Jesus King (10/18)

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Thought from today’s Bible reading from John 6. Many religious people are looking forward to the time when Christ returns and establishes His kingdom here on the earth. The alleged reason why Jesus did not do this when He came the first time was because the people rejected Him and would not make Him their […]

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Marrying Another Man’s Wife (10/17)

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Thought from today’s Bible reading from Matthew 14; Mark 6; Luke 9:1-17. Many today have a casual attitude toward the institution of marriage. As a result, there are many divorces in our society. These divorced persons often end up marrying someone else. This is seen by many as normal and acceptable. Yet John the Baptist […]

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Confessing Christ (10/16)

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Thought from today’s Bible reading from Matthew 9-10. “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32-33). Jesus teaches here that it is absolutely essential […]

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“Take Care What You Listen To” (10/15)

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Thought from today’s Bible reading from Matthew 8:14-34; Mark 4-5. “‘If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.’ And He was saying to them, ‘Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides’” (Mark 4:23-24). Jesus made these comments […]

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Yielding a Crop (10/14)

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Thought from today’s Bible reading from Matthew 13; Luke 8. In the parable of the sower, Jesus described four types of soils and how the seed responded to each one. The seed represented the word and the soils represented the different types of hearts that would come into contact with the gospel. The good soil […]

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