Category: Meditation

Matthew 13:54-57 NKJV

When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 

[55] Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? 

[56] And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” 

[57] So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.”

Those that new JESUS from a youth and HIS family were offended because of hey thought they new HIM! He is just a carpenters son how can he teach us!!  

We may been idiots in the past and those that knew us then can only see what we did in the past!  What they don’t see is the work of GOD in our lives! 

2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Don’t dwell in your past but look towards your future with HIM! We are a new creation in HIM!! 

Isaiah 43:18-19 NKJV

“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. [19] Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

Mat 13:31-33 

Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,  

(32)  which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”  

(33)  Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”

The seed is the word of GOD, but this seed is specifically called a mustard seed which is very small? Verse 32 states that it is the least of all the seeds, can it be that this man who sowed the seed to his field used a small amount of the word?  In other words, not teaching the full council of GOD but only bits of it?  The results of this practice had tremendous, supernatural growth with a lot of corruption!  The birds are not removing the seed (their doctrine), but are resting in it; apparently o threat to the birds (the enemy)!

Verse 33 seems to confirm it because leaven is primarily used to describe sin! 

We need to teach the full council of GOD, not doing so can lead to corruption and leading people further from GOD!

Acts 20:27-28 NKJV

For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God. [28] Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

Just contemplating over these verses?!?

Mat 13:24-26  Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;  (25)  but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.  (26)  But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.
The seed is the word of GOD, and the wheat is the people of GOD! The tares resemble believers speak like believers and pray like believers but in their hearts they are not! The church will always be filled with true & false believers, until we are seperated by GOD HIMSELF!

Mat 13:30  Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.” ‘ ” 

It’s not always possible for us to discern who is a true believer in God; (1 Timothy 5:24-25) , some people’s sins are obvious and go before them, while others remain hidden. At times, someone might appear to be living like an unbeliever—but it could simply be that they’re still learning and growing in their faith. Who are we to seperate anyone; it is not our role in life but it is the role of GOD to do the seperating at the Harvest!

It is the work of GOD that has put wisdom in the mind and understanding in our hearts (Job 38:36), but fools truely don’t give HIM access to their hearts or mind they simply have no time for HIM!

As believers we need to keep following the LORD and trusting HIM for everything! HE is faithful, and HE knows our hearts!