He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. Matthew chapter 8 holds many stories of healing, the leper, the Centurion's servant, the demon possessed men, but what often strikes me is Jesus' power to calm the … Continue reading Reflections on Matthew 8:26
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Reflections on Matthew 6:34
Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. I struggled with picking a specific verse to reflect on out of Matthew 6. So many of the verses hit close to home, and so many thoughts around my own life, where I’m going wrong, … Continue reading Reflections on Matthew 6:34
Reflections on Genesis 6:14
So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out God gave Noah specific instructions on how to build an Ark as well as how to stock it and who and what to bring. Noah was lucky as he knew what was to come, so … Continue reading Reflections on Genesis 6:14
Reflections on Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you When I read Matthew 5:44, I struggled with this. The idea of loving your enemies, I find extremely challenging because of my own past. With years of being bullied, as well as by members of my own family, but also other … Continue reading Reflections on Matthew 5:44
Reflections on Matthew 2:19
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt Joseph had a total of 4 dreams from the angel of the Lord, the first was to accept Mary as his wife, because she was pregnant with the son of God (Matthew 1:20-21), 2 were warnings (Matthew 2:13, 22) … Continue reading Reflections on Matthew 2:19




