Matthew 9
Matthew was a tax collector. Tax collectors were the WORST - often demanding way more tax than was required so that they could keep some for themselves. Jesus chooses and calls Matthew - no biggie. Jesus can use anyone He chooses who’s willing.
Miracles, miracles, miracles. This chapter is filled with miraculous healings! Paralyzed man - no problem. Unclean women bleeding for 12 years, no doubt cast out from her family as a result - no problem. Her faith drivers her to touch the hem of Jesus’ robe. Boom, HEALED! Dead girl… Not ANYMORE! Couple blind guys and a demon possessed mute - PIYAAAAA! Guess what happens? I’m gonna leave it up to you to find out for yourself. Dig in!
Having demonstrated His power throughout all the towns and villages, seeing the crowds of lost sheep - Jesus tells them this:
“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.””
Matthew 9:37-38 NIV
Guess what? It’s you! He doesn’t save us without a plan and purpose. We are His tools. The only question is are we willing to be used?
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:8-10 NIV
Not everyone will be a Pastor or a Missionary - but if you have Jesus - you’re called to be a minister of the Gospel in whatever you do. Matt. 28:18-20, Acts 1:8
Matthew was a tax collector. Tax collectors were the WORST - often demanding way more tax than was required so that they could keep some for themselves. Jesus chooses and calls Matthew - no biggie. Jesus can use anyone He chooses who’s willing.
Miracles, miracles, miracles. This chapter is filled with miraculous healings! Paralyzed man - no problem. Unclean women bleeding for 12 years, no doubt cast out from her family as a result - no problem. Her faith drivers her to touch the hem of Jesus’ robe. Boom, HEALED! Dead girl… Not ANYMORE! Couple blind guys and a demon possessed mute - PIYAAAAA! Guess what happens? I’m gonna leave it up to you to find out for yourself. Dig in!
Having demonstrated His power throughout all the towns and villages, seeing the crowds of lost sheep - Jesus tells them this:
“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.””
Matthew 9:37-38 NIV
Guess what? It’s you! He doesn’t save us without a plan and purpose. We are His tools. The only question is are we willing to be used?
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:8-10 NIV
Not everyone will be a Pastor or a Missionary - but if you have Jesus - you’re called to be a minister of the Gospel in whatever you do. Matt. 28:18-20, Acts 1:8
Recent
Archive
2024
January
Leviticus 4Leviticus 5Leviticus 6Leviticus 7Leviticus 8Leviticus 9Leviticus 10Leviticus 11Leviticus 12Leviticus 13Leviticus 14Leviticus 15Leviticus 16Leviticus 17Leviticus 18Leviticus 19Leviticus 20Leviticus 21Leviticus 22Leviticus 23Leviticus 24Leviticus 25Leviticus 26Leviticus 27Numbers 1Numbers 2Numbers 3Numbers 4Numbers 5Numbers 6Numbers 7Numbers 8
February
Numbers 9Numbers 10Numbers 11Numbers 12Numbers 13Numbers 14Numbers 15Numbers 16Numbers 17Numbers 18Numbers 19Numbers 20Numbers 21Numbers 22Numbers 23Numbers 24Numbers 25Numbers 26Numbers 27Numbers 28Numbers 29Numbers 30Numbers 31Numbers 32Numbers 33Numbers 34Numbers 35Numbers 36Deuteronomy 2Deuteronomy 1
March
Deuteronomy 3Deuteronomy 4Deuteronomy 5Deuteronomy 6Deuteronomy 7Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 9Deuteronomy 10Deuteronomy 11Deuteronomy 12Deuteronomy 13Deuteronomy 14Deuteronomy 15Deuteronomy 16Deuteronomy 17Deuteronomy 18Deuteronomy 19Deuteronomy 20Deuteronomy 21Deuteronomy 22Deuteronomy 23Deuteronomy 24Deuteronomy 25Deuteronomy 26Deuteronomy 27Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 29Deuteronomy 30Deuteronomy 31Deuteronomy 32
Categories
no categories
Tags
no tags