Matthew 11:1-3 "And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?" Jesus had spent a good deal of time instructing the twelve disciples (whom He would later call apostles). He gave them clear directions as to where they should go and to whom they should preach that the kingdom of heaven was at hand. He gave them miraculous abilities over unclean spirits and disease. He warned them that they would not always receive a welcome and what to do when they did not. At some point during these early days of Jesus’s ministry, John the Baptist had been taken by Herod and put in prison. The reason for his imprisonment was that he had told Herod the truth. Herod had taken his brother’s wife, whose name w...
Genesis 13:3-4 "And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; (4) Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD." The life of Abraham deserves more attention than just one time of study. Yesterday, we stopped with the words that Abram "... as the LORD had spoken unto him..." As in my life, it would have been much better for Abraham if all the actions of his life were under that directive. Sometimes we think of Biblical characters as being somewhat superhuman, when in reality they were totally human just as you and me. We all make mistakes. We all sin and fall short of the glory of God. We all have to stop at some point in most, if not all, days to say, "Lord, I'm sorry. Please forgive me." You might be asking what all this has to do with today's verses. I'm glad you asked. We a...