(Lesson 4056)(02-28-23) Matthew 7:6
“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”
Today’s lesson is a short and simple one. It simply means that the children of God are not to preach to those who don’t won’t to be ‘prech’ to.
As Jesus said in the quote, to “cast your pearls before swine” is, sadly, a waste of one’s time.~
(Lesson 4055)(02-27-23) Matthew 7:1-5
“ Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Today’s quote very clearly tells us that we ARE NOT to judge the actions of our fellow man/woman.
I spite of what Jesus taught here, sadly, today, there are those, right here in this “Christian” nation, who are trying to pass laws that will force everyone in the USA to believe and act as they do.
That thought is directly opposed to what Jesus said in today’s quote. And, what Paul said in Romans 2:1; “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.”
Pray the children of God awaken and get back to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Spread the good news of God’s amazing saving grace, but if a man/woman chooses not to hear you, move along and leave them to the true judgment of God.~
(Lesson 4054)(02-26-23) Matthew 6:25-34
“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”
Today’s quote clearly relates that we, the children of God, are to have complete faith in Him for our every need.
Many of us only cry out to God when things go bad in our lives. If we ALWAYS have absolute faith in God to provide all that we need, all of the time, we will never have those bad times. Praise God for His amazing grace.~
(Lesson 4053)(02-25-23) Matthew 6:22-24
“ The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
Today’s quote relates that we can have only one master, if we worship worldly things, there is no room for God in our lives. However, if we worship God, worldly things always come second to Him.~
(Lesson 4052)(02-24-23) Matthew 6:19-21
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Today’s lesson warns against laying up stores, or as would be said in modern terms, don’t save up things that you don’t need. God will provide for His own as the need arises. I am living proof of that. God has ALWAYS provided for my every need, and always in a timely manner.
The final point in today’s quote is a very true one; “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.~
(Lesson 4051)(02-23-23) Matthew 6:16-18
“ Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.”
Although fasting is not much of an issue to the children of God today, the point of Jesus’ instructions to the Jews in today’s quote, was that one should ALWAYS be humble in his/her worship.~
(Lesson 4050)(02-22-23) Matthew 6:14-15
“ For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Today’s lesson is a short and simple one. Jesus said that if one failed to forgive those who mistreated that one, God would not forgive his/her our sins.
It behooves us to remember that since Jesus died for our sins, this rule does not apply to the children of God today. That lesson was given to the Jews while they were still under the rules of their old Laws.
After Jesus was sacrificed, His blood became the remitter of ALL sin to those who put their faith in Him.~
