New Thru 30 - Day 2
Posted by Jeff Jackson at 11:20 am
Matthew 13:1 - 23:39
It didn’t take long for God to drive home a point from the scriptures so let do the same and get right to it. In the first part of Matthew 14 we ready about John the Baptist beginning beheaded due to a dancer none the less. In 14:12 the disciples took John’s body and buried him and then went to tell Jesus. This is the point God revealed something awesome about our Savior. When Jesus heard about John’s death he withdrew to a private place most likely to mourn but when he landed on the shore He had compassion on the people and began to heal them (vs. 13-14). Wow, I would have thought Jesus would not have engaged in ministry so soon. Why? John the Baptist was a pillar for the faith. John had faith before Jesus came. He prophesied about Jesus’ coming, faithfully. HE BAPTIZED JESUS! Jesus could have stopped the work of the ministry because he felt sad for himself but He didn’t…and neither should we. Press on through trials, live the Christ, much to gain and nothing to lose.
Romans 5:3-5
3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
