Many don’t realize that when Jesus quoted Isaiah 66:24, referencing undying worms and unquenchable fire, He was speaking of corpses, not living people being eternally tortured. But His contemporary audiences would not have made such an error.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 13:40-42
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Like Elijah and Elisha, Jesus was limited by the receptivity of those to whom He ministered and by the will of the Holy Spirit to grant His special gifts. This is especially evident when Jesus visited Nazareth. How so?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 13:53-58
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If there was anywhere that Jesus would have wanted to be successful in ministry, it would have been in His hometown of Nazareth among His own relatives. But even though Jesus was specifically anointed to heal and deliver people, He was unable to do very much in Nazareth. Why?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 13:53-58
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Peter almost made it to Jesus as he walked on the water towards Him. Why did he doubt when he was so close? The answer has application to our own spiritual journey.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 14:31-34
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Peter literally was walking by faith as He made his way on the water to Jesus. But fear supplanted his faith, and Peter suffered a sinking feeling. So does true faith always persevere?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 14:29-31
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When Peter walked on the water, were the eleven disciples who remained in the boat failures? What would have happened if they had also attempted to walk on the water?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 14:26-29
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Mark tells us that when Jesus walked on the water towards His disciples who had been straining at the oars all night, that He wasn’t intending to help them in their trial. What can we learn from their experience when we find ourselves straining at life’s oars?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 14:26-27
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Jesus’ disciples spent 8 to 11 hours, in the dead of the night, rowing against the wind. Yet they were in the center of God’s perfect will. What was God up to?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 14:24-25
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Two chapters after Jesus and His disciples were assailed by life-threatening winds and waves on the Sea of Galilee, Jesus sent His disciples on another boat trip–but this time by themselves. They didn’t know that a divine lesson was in store.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 14:22-23
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From today’s well-known story, we learn that a little that is blessed by God can multiply into bigger blessings. With what little blessing has God blessed you? Be faithful with it and watch it grow!
Todays Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21
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