Matthew's Gospel

You Got to See It… to Fulfill It First Sunday morning back after being in Colorado for a month. Testifying to my trip and some of the things I gleaned while on the road and with family. Hearing is seeing in the kingdom… we see what He reveals when we trust Him, believe what He says and act in faith obedience to do what He ask. They that went, having been sent, found it just as Jesus meant. We have...

It SEEMS Right — that's the Problem One of the saddest things about deception... is that those who are deceived are the ones who are in the dark about their deception. And when you've enjoyed a lifelong feast, it's nearly impossible to anticipate a coming famine. And for a humanity without the light and glory of Jesus they can't see their end. Think about it? You can't be headed in the right direc...

Calculated, Orchestrated and Curated by God The coming, cradle, cross, church and crown of Jesus... #nestingwithjesus #matthew #matthew28 #mark16 #crucification #cross #resurrection #crown #coming #calculated #orchestrated #curated #byGod #God #butGod #Jesus

A Space Of Repentance — Sealing One's Fate I indulged myself in Matthew 23 yesterday and this morning I couldn't help but see the harsh reality that was on the horizon for the leaders and the city of Jerusalem. Their "fairy garden" lifestyle was coming to an abrupt end and they were clueless of the severity of Jesus's warning and the frigid spirit that kept their hearts cold and dark. Think about...

If God Would ONLY Work — Then, We Would Believe? Mathew 21 God has perfected praise out of the mouth of babes… Obedience is always the platform of praise. Sifting… what God allows in my life is always to draw me near and it's to be a blessing for someone else. Even when He uses the enemy to do His refinement in our lives for His glory. Life will forever, as long as we live in this world, will have...

When Logic Compromises Our Loyalty When logic compromise loyalty... and common sense nullifies the clarity of Jesus. The dullness of the disciples. Widows mites and the great expense it took to build the temple and surrounding buildings. They didn't find it just as He said because they let logic overrule their loyalty. #nestingwithjesus #matthew #matthew20 #matthew10 #matthew10and25 #kingdomminded...

When It Doesn't Make Sense When the out of season moments and guidance of God, become opportunities and open doors to magnify the trustworthiness of God and the simply workings of redeeming faith. Like a cursed fig tree... (Matthew 21:18-22 ; Mark 11:20-24 ; John 5:19, 30) #nestingwithjesus #matthew #matthew21 #matthew21and18thru22 #mark11and20thru24 #john5and19 #john5and30 #proverbs16and26 #havef...

Like the Days of Noah Interruption for Instruction Or Disruption for Destruction Interruption for Instruction (gracious invasion) Or Disruption for Destruction (graceless death) You didn't ask for this but I sense the need to pass it on. Maybe someone will be able to apply it in their life or use it to help others see what's to come. There's only two things this world can anticipate happening to a...

Misplaced Focus… Missing the Gospel and the Group When we focus our efforts on fixing the group — we inevitably fail to win the groupie. The group and their agenda is not ours to fix. We're already going places and doing things in everyday life. When we go and do we are to now go with purpose and a clear priority. We go, and in our going, we make it a priority to make disciples, one by one. We're...

When The Light is Dark Foreign seed produce foreign fruit… Darkness is the only light some people have. All love is legitimate to the person that embraces, experiences and enjoys it's taste and thrust but not all love is rooted and the result of light. There is a love rooted and the resulted of darkness… and a dark love is tainted. And though love is manifested in all sorts of ways not all love is...

Gospel Gleanings... from Matthew Seek (Savior, scriptures, sheep) Serve (be humble, be helpful be holy) Shine (light, love, life) Share (seed, story, solutions) SEEK Our Kingdom's Savior Our Kingdom's Script Our Kingdom's Sheep SERVE Be Humble Be Helpful Be Holy SHINE His Light (Spot light... illuminate His Love His Life SHARE Good Seed Grace's Story God's Solutions #nestingwithjesus #matthew #mat...

Unhappy Snappy I can't think of any better way to STAND OUT, with NO need to SHOW OUT, in our society today... than to be an a refresher of souls, with a bucket full of grace and God's goodness, looking to water the weary and the witnesses of the kingdom. Life refreshing water... no doubt, somebody you know really needs to be watered today. I encourage you to keep this principle and promise in min...

It Couldn't Flow Through When the good, becomes bad... missing the greatness of God's work. Don't let the enemy "dehorn" you of your strength... praise the Lord and give Him thanks in everything! May your day be filled with rich praise... Psalm 148:14 #nestingwithjesus #matthew #matthew21 #1chronicles29 #1chronicles23 #praise #theywent #theythatweresentwent #theywentbecausetheyweresent #sentwentan...

Pity that Cripples and Corrupts Mindful... Showing Pity It's natural... Self-pity is from the devil... don't give in to it nor give him any glory! He tried it with Jesus and he'll use it on you. Jesus is always best... and His way is not easy but it's by far the best route to take. Suffering, while fulfilling the will of God, is always more fruitful for you, and rewarding to others, than throwing...

Tenacity A big enough need has a way of overshadowing things that would usually offend those those without a big enough purpose. Big needs lead to big purposes... that swallow little offensives. Why? Two things usually motivate most people: purpose or pride. And it's their NEED that feeds both... and depending on if it's self centered (pride) or a sacrificial (purpose) NEED will depend upon how ea...

On the Bad Side of an Angel Can I bless you with a heavenly treat? The kind of treats the angels are known for? "Your (God) kingdom come. Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:10) Glory!!! This passage always makes me think of Psalms 103:20-22. The Psalmist speaks of the angels like this: "Bless the Lord, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, [heeding] the V...

Who's doing the Talking? We know who's speaking but who's talking? Knowing how to discern who's throwing the party. #nestingwithjesus #matthew #matthew16 #matthew28and18thru20 #mark8and34thru38 #gountil #christians #disciples #disciplemakers #teach #makedisciples #graceupongrace #light #dontbeavictim #avictimoffalseclaims #vesselsofmercy #itiswell #Godbless #shunnamitewoman #axeheadsdontfloat #let...

Trust — Raw, Humble, Childlike One of the younger granddaughters, little Hazel Jane, she trust me. She trust Stephanie and I. She calls her Honey, honeybee or honey bee bee or BB. The older grands call her Honey but Miss Hazel Jane had her own idea of her Honey. Hazel trust us. I mean she really trust us and she like letting me know it. She wants to sit with me. She wants to hang out with me. She...

Like A Child — Not Childish #nestingwithjesus #matthew #matthew18 #matthew17 #matthew11 #matthew11and25thru30 #matthew17and1thru13 #psalm131 #psalm30 #luke10 #luke10and21thru24 #luke9 #luke9and27thru36 #childlikefaith #notchildish #childlike #children #humblefaith #trusting #believing #transfiguration #hear #hearingHim #hearingisseeing #hearingisseeinginthekingdom #hearingisknowing

Who Wins or Loses? Think about it? If you find someone that claims to be a "doctor" but knows nothing about doctoring nor practicing medicine, what have you found? A fraud. You've found a fraudulent person selling a false claim. You find someone that claims to be a "lawyer" but knows nothing about our legal code nor practicing law, and has no authority, by the law, to act as a lawyer, and you have...

Confidence For The Times Rest and peace and confidence and courage for life and the days at hand. truthimpacts.com #nestingwithjesus #matthew11and28thru30 #rest #restisnontransferable #imperatives #invitations #trust #faith #intentional #personal #cometoMe #takeupMyyoke #learnfromMe #cometoMetakeupMyyokelearnfromMe #restinthework #graceupongrace #truthimpactsdotcom

A Little in the Right Hands You don't need MUCH to make a BIG difference in someone's day. Especially, when the little you do have... is now in Jesus' hands. Little is much when God is in it... even when what you have is borrowed bread (Matthew 14 ; John 6). Never underestimate what Jesus can do with something, even something, as little as a sack lunch, that might be enough to feed you and a neigh...

Living On Borrowed Bread — We All Live On It We Borrow Everything 
 I love this insight from Jeremiah... take a moment and ponder the follow truth. 
 "O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to direct his own steps..." (Jeremiah 10:23) 
 Now, if that doesn't explain us all.
 
 Say it with me? EVERYONE, yes, EVERYONE is INFLUENCED by someone or something......

The Difference His Presence Makes Incomparable Value and Irreplaceable Presence of Jesus The more aware we are of His presence, in everyday living, the more alert and active we are to celebrate the things of life and grace AND praise the presence of our Shepherd. Remember what He told those struggling upon the sea of life, as the storms of the sea raged and beat against the boat they were in. He s...

Balanced Living "Come unto Me..." ~ Jesus One of those irreplaceable invitations... that simply cannot be substituted. Many have tried to duplicate it over the years... and some have fallen prey to their hoax. And they, and their inflated promises, only led them and so many others to disappointment after disappointment. Just remember this... when everything fails, because eventually it will, His i...