Matthew 6-10
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Matthew 6-10
6:19-21: Lay up treasures in Heaven! I was just reminded of this verse the other day after hearing about my parent's house being flooded over Christmas. My first thought was to the possessions that had been ruined by the water that covered the entire floor. I thought of this "treasure" and that one and how sad it was to lose this or that. And then this passage popped into my head. Thank you Jesus for the reminder that worldly possessions will all burn one day. Heaven is where the real treasures should be stored. Where they can never be destroyed. I think we all love the world and it's treasures just a little bit too much. I know that I do.
7:17 A good tree will bear good fruit. Every time I read this verse I question my fruit. Good? Or bad? What does my fruit look like?
8:23-26 The storm on the Sea of Galilee. As I read this passage, it reminded me of the storms of life that each of us face, pretty much daily. Chris, your experiences with Lilee were a bit of a storm, wouldn't you say? And it would have been easy to respond as the disciples did. To freak out. Get scared. Run around screaming, "What are we going to do!" That seems to be the way most of us respond in the face of life's "storms." When the disciples cried out in fear to Jesus, what did He say though? He said, "Silly disciples, why don't you trust me" (okay, loose paraphrase). I wonder how often He thinks the same of us. Silly Raymond, why didn't you trust me? I was right there all along. I had everything under control. Why are you afraid? Why are you worried? Life is full of storms. But they are nothing for God. Why do we worry? Why do we grow anxious?
10:39 ...whoever loses his life for my sake... This reminds me of the statement made my Jim Elliot, "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." Do we truly believe that? This parallels the storms of life. If we truly believe that to lose our life for His sake will end in the ultimate gain, we would not worry would we? Will we give up what we cannot keep (treasures on earth)? Or will we cling to those things?
Matt. 6:9
I think I should pray this prayer every day. Why? I think that was Jesus’ intent. It says, “Give us this day our daily bread.” That indicates that it is meant to be a daily prayer. But I get hung up on verse 9. “hallowed be your name.” That just sounds goofy to me. Even the alternate versions, “may your name be kept holy” and the like — I just don’t get it. The rest of the prayer seems very practical and straightforward.
Matt. 6:19
The hot water flex hose in our kitchen ruptured while we were in Red Bluff for Christmas. Ruined the carpet in our whole house. So we are in the process of packing up crates and bins and boxes full of our earthly treasures so we can get them out of the way so we can get new carpet. Are we wrong to have so much stuff?
When we see people around the world who are very poor and have very little in the way of worldly treasures, are we doing them a favor by giving them stuff that is not essential for their daily living?
Matt. 7:7
I don’t ask enough.
Matt. 8:2
“Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” I know that in Christ I am clean, but I want every thought, every action, every attitude, every motive to be clean.
Matt. 9:27
“Have mercy on us.”
Matt. 10:23
“before the Son of Man comes.” What is this talking about?
Matthew 10:23: "before the Son of Man comes..."
I have read in commentaries and such that this is talking about the disciples not finishing before He comes back from the dead to be with them again. Obviously, it can't mean end times unless it is some sort of prophetic thing referring to all future disciples not going to the whole world...but I believe that it was talking immediate, Jesus coming returning to be with them from the grave.
There were so many healings and miracles in that section. I have to admit, when Lilee was in the hospital I wrestled quite a bit with why the Lord would just "poof" heal her heart. Was it not in His will? Was my faith not enough? (it seems like the determining factor in all of those examples in Matt was the measure of faith of the recipients.) Was His plan to heal her my means of technology and human means? I just don't know... and still don't. What I do know is that He is good and he is faithful. He promises to never leave us or forsake us. I am so glad for that.
Bud, I'm sorry for your losses in your house but I am glad that it has given you an opportunity to "reasses" and take inventory of what really matters. I pray the work that He has started there, he'll be faithful to complete it!
Love you guys, good night.
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