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06/10/2026

Matthew 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

Immediately before asking this question, Jesus asked the disciples who the populace thought He was. There apparently had been quite a debate about this question with some thinking that Jesus was John the Baptist come back from the dead and others thinking that He was one or another of the Old Testament prophets returned from the dead. Then Jesus asked the disciples who they thought He was.

Here is a much more important question, who do we think Jesus is? This is a question that all men will have to address at some point. If we, like Peter, can say with all our heart (Acts 8:34) that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God (v. 16), that is a very good thing. It is a good thing not because we were clever enough to figure it out; it is a good thing because the Father has revealed it to us. And if the Father is revealing truth to us at a heart level that means we have been called from darkness into His marvelous light (I Pet. 2:9).

06/09/2026

Matthew 15:24 But He answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Here is a story of woman of Canaan, a non-Jew or gentile. She was seeking help from Jesus for her sick daughter. But Jesus repulsed her by saying that He was only sent to the lost sheep of Israel. Though repulsed repeatedly by Jesus, she would not relent in her quest to receive help for her daughter. Finally Jesus said unto her, “O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt,” and her daughter was healed.

There have been those who thought that to be a sheep of Israel, one had to be a genetic Israelite. At first it would seem that this is what Jesus was telling the Canaanite woman. But in the end we see that He was sent to this woman for He answered her prayer. In doing this He emphasizes the greatness of her faith. We see then, that she must have been one of the lost sheep of Israel and her faith is the evidence of this.

What have we learned from this story? Being a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven, one of the sheep of Israel, isn’t a matter of genetics, it is a matter of faith; it is a spiritual existence, not a physical one.

06/08/2026

Matthew 13:45,46 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Once a young girl of my acquaintance found a large, nearly perfect four leaf clover. What a fun and interesting thing for her to find. They are rare to find, especially one of such size and perfection, and they are a wonderful testimony to God's magnificent and beautiful creation. But, this is a mere novelty, yes, unique and pleasing, but of no real worth. A pearl, especially one the equivalent to this young girl's clover, large and nearly perfect, is also rare. It would be fun and interesting to find. It would certainly be a wonderful testimony to God's magnificent and beautiful creation. But unlike the four leaf clover, it would have tremendous value.

Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a pearl of great price, of tremendous value. A kingdom is a place where a monarch rules and reigns. Jesus is the King in the kingdom of heaven. When one is in the kingdom of heaven they are under the rule and reign of Jesus; they are also under His care and keeping. What a wonderful thing, and what a priceless thing. We should not view the kingdom of heaven as a mere novelty, something unique, fun, and interesting. No, to be under the rule, reign, care, and keeping of the King of kings, to be in His church, should be to us like a pearl of great price. It is something we should value so highly that we would instantly exchange all that we have in order for it to be a part of our life. In fact, for it to be our life.

06/07/2026

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06/05/2026

Matthew 13:3 And He spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.

Thus begins the well-known Parable of the Sower. In the Parable of the Sower, Christ gives us a look at four different reactions to the gospel. In the first reaction there is no reaction, the heart has absolutely no interest in the gospel and it just passes by.

In the second reaction there is joy in hearing the gospel for a time. I would think that hearing there is hope, that there is a Savior, that there are blessings to be received, and that there is a perfect, flawless, happy existence to be experienced would be a matter that would cause joy no matter what a person’s culture or religion. But this joy in the gospel doesn’t last because the gospel has no root in this person. The gospel does not go down into their heart. So when they find that the gospel in not popular with others and when they become criticized and belittled because of the gospel, they no longer find joy in it and abandon it.

The third reaction is similar to the second. Once again there is an initial interest in the gospel upon hearing it. But when the hearer learns that they cannot embrace the gospel and the world, when they learn that they must make sacrifices to enjoy a walk with Christ, when they learn that they must give up worldly ways and joys and riches; they lose interest in the gospel preferring the deceitful riches (v. 22) and bear no spiritual fruit.

In the fourth reaction there is an enduring joy in the gospel and spiritual fruit is produced. In order for ground to be productive it has to be prepared. It must have the rocks removed from it and the weeds as well. It must be tilled to open it up so the seed can pe*****te into the soil. In this way the seed can be protected from birds and other seed eating creatures, it can receive nutrients and moisture, and it won’t have to compete with unproductive plants that are already well established. The ground must be made good, this allows the seed to grow and thrive and be fruitful.

It is the same with the heart, it must be prepared; it must be made good. Until the Holy Spirit has changed the heart from a hard and stony heart to a living heart (Ezek. 36:26), until He has imparted faith into the heart, the gospel will be of no real profit to the heart (Heb. 4:2). At best the gospel will provide a superficial, temporary benefit. But once the Holy Spirit has made the heart good, then it is profited by the gospel and it will bear spiritual fruit. Not everyone will bear the same amount of fruit, but all will be fruitful (v. 23). As we learned in chapter 12, what is in the heart will come out. If it is a good heart it will bring forth good things, if it is an evil heart it will bring forth evil things. The condition of the heart will be shown by the quality of the fruit (Matt. 12: 33-35).

06/04/2026

Matthew 12:41-42 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

If we are going to examine our self, here is a good thing to check. What would our attitude, state of mind, state of excitement, etc. be if we had the opportunity to meet the President, or Governor, or a renowned author, or composer, or artist, or entertainer, or professional athlete, or scientist, etc.? How would it compare with our attitude, state of mind, state of excitement, etc. when we have the opportunity to meet our Lord and Savior in the worship service, or prayer, or in His word?

A some years ago there was a movie shot here in our little town and one of the stars lived two doors and a quarter of a mile down the road from me while he was in town. I’m quite ignorant when it comes to actors and actresses, but this happened to be a fellow I was familiar with. I never did meet him. We would wave at each other when he drove by the house or we passed each other in the road, but that was as far as it went. Meanwhile, folks here in our town were running all over the place to be where he and another actor (nope, I hadn’t heard of this fellow, although he was supposed to be a big name as I understood it) were so they could get their autographs, have a photograph taken with them, talk to them, or just see them. I wouldn’t have been opposed to meeting them if the opportunity afforded, but I wasn’t going out of my way to do so because there were other things that were a lot more exciting to me; things such as being with my school boys, being with church folks, and especially being in the worship service. Meeting a celebrity just isn’t a big deal to me. The fact of the matter is, rather than being impressed by him I felt sorry for him. Based on what I observed and what I have heard about him, what he has in his life is nothing compared to what I have in my life. And I find that sad.

Now I haven’t always been this way, I had to learn my lesson on this principle. Some years back I had a bit of money to my name. So I bought myself two very nice suits, suits which cost about four hundred dollars apiece. At this time I would wear a pair of slacks and a nice shirt to worship service. I wasn’t raised that way, but as I became responsible for myself my Sunday dress gradually became more and more casual. During this time my grandmother died. Before the funeral began I was standing by her casket with one of my little cousins in my arms looking at her body feeling very sad. And then the irony of the circumstances hit me in a powerful way. There I was wearing my very best, a four hundred dollar suit, to honor a dead body, but when it came to honoring my Lord and Savior in the worship service I tried to get away with being as casual as I could be. Needless to say my attitude regarding valuing my God has been very different since that time.

But I am afraid that our society hasn’t learned that lesson on the whole. If Nineveh and the Queen of Sheba would condemn the people of Jesus’ time for not appreciating Him, what would they do for this time when we have the full revelation of our Savior? Now it isn’t what our society thinks which is really important, it is what we think. So back to the question, what would get you the most excited, meeting a celebrity or meeting the Savior? The answer is very important.

06/03/2026

Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

There are those who preach a good tree with corrupt fruit. But this is not what the Bible teaches, it teaches that fruit bears evidence to the condition of the tree (see also Matthew 7:16-20). Here the Savior says to be consistent, if you are going to judge the fruit corrupt, then judge the tree corrupt also. And if you will judge the fruit good then acknowledge that the tree is also good.

When the Holy Spirit moves in a person, He makes a difference in them. He changes their heart. Christ went on to say, “A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things” (v. 35). What is in the heart will come out. The condition of the heart will be shown by the quality of the fruit.

06/02/2026

Matthew 12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

We typically associate judgment with something negative and unpleasant. But the judgment that will come forth from the finished work of Christ is very positive and very pleasant. This judgment is unto victory. This is a judgment that will say “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” (Matt. 25: 34).

06/01/2026

Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Having Labors to perform and loads to carry is a part of life. But it is not a part of life without help available or with no hope of resolution. Jesus told us to come to Him in those moments and He will provide rest. We must work and carry our load (Gal. 6:5), for one who will not do so is not to eat (II Thess. 3:10). But we also shouldn't try to go it alone as we tackle these experiences. We should go to the Savior. We should yoke up with Jesus to carry this load and accomplish these labors. In doing so we will find the burden is not nearly so heavy as we thought and we will find rest for our soul.

05/31/2026

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