Spiritual Exploration: Finishing Matthew (16-28)

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Finishing Matthew (16-28)

Yes, that's right! I kept reading but was unable to post about it so here goes....

Today's Scriptures: Matthew 16-28 - I didn't copy it this time because there is too much to copy, however, it can be found on Bible.com. I read the New Century Version. Bible.com.

Application: "When did God open your eyes to Him? Tell someone about it." Our "Cancer Saga" is my attempt to do just that. As I've said before, God is in the details of my life. See my other blog"Searching for Truths"

"Humility is a fruit of the Spirit, the results of his ministry in our hearts"...."Humility isn't the same as low self-esteem. Being humble doesn't mean you think you have nothing to offer; it means you know exactly what you have to offer and no more." - Max Lucado
I would change this ending a little bit...Being humble means you know what you have to offer but you let others discover it through your actions and words, you don't proclaim it or "toot your own horn".
"Showing humility is through serving one another. In this situation, Jesus was a wonderful teacher.....his whole life he served others. He promised blessings to those who served and helped others."-Max Lucado

"Dependence on the grace of God results in God being glorified." - When are times that you put the needs of others ahead of yours? "He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you. Always. No matter what." - Max Lucado

My Thoughts: I think these are some of the most recognizable stories since they are about the end of Jesus' life and his resurrection. Jesus starts to tell his followers that he must die. I really like Max Lucado's lesson from his He Still Moves Stones....he says:

The lesson? Three words. Don't give up...God is watching and for all you know, right at this moment, he may be telling an angel to move the stone. Don't quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers. God still sends angels and God still moves stones.

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Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments in the King James Version
And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
I Commandment
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
II Commandment
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
III Commandment
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
IV Commandment
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in themis, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
V Commandment
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
VI Commandment
Thou shalt not kill.
VII Commandment
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
VIII Commandment
Thou shalt not steal.
IX Commandment
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
X Commandment
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’ s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbors.