Matthew

December 23, 2022 – Friday  SNOW …  Matthew 28:3    NIV 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. Mark 9:3   KJV 3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. Revelation 1:14   NIV 14 The hair on his head was white…

December 16, 2022 – Friday  Why Jesus Came – 7                                  Matthew 1:21    NIV 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus*,…

November 04, 2022 – Friday  Still More on Forgiveness  Matthew 26:21-22      NIV 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them,…

November 03, 2022 – Thursday – More on Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-22      NIV 21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”   22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven. Comment Do not be surprised at what Jesus has…

October 17, 2022 – Monday   Matthew 23:23     NIV 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Matthew…

July 04, 2022 – Monday    INDEPENDENCE DAY  Matthew 27:50-51     NIV 50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Comments  Jesus has been crucified and died on the cross for our sins, taking His Father’s wrath…

March 24, 2022 – Thursday     Matthew 21:31-32    NIV 31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”  “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.  32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did…

March 23, 2022 – Wednesday     Matthew 12:41    NIV 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here. Comment.  If you are not sure about what Jesus is speaking about, go back to the book of…

March 22, 2022 – Tuesday     Matthew 11:20-21    NIV 20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.  21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in…

March 21, 2022 – Monday     Matthew 4:17    NIV 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Comment.  Do you find it interesting as I do that Jesus’ first word when He began to preach was Repent? Of course, you may be wondering about context as the verse reads, From…

March 18, 2022 – Friday     Matthew 3:7-8    NIV 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?  8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. Comment.  Yesterday, March 17, 2022, we looked at the first…

March 17, 2022 – Thursday     Matthew 3:1-2    NIV 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Comment.  The above gives us the first occurrence of the word repent in the New Testament and it is a verb unlike repentance which is a…

January 17, 2022 – Monday     Matthew 28:2-4      NIV                     2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.  3 His…