So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Matthew 6:31-32 Last time, I said, “Whether we’re cognizant or thankful, God provides it anyway.” That’s skipping ahead to today’sContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 8 June 2023. Today’s topic: Because It’s Who He Is”
Category Archives: Current Proverbials
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 7 June 2023. Today’s topic: What Mac Davis Said
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? Matthew 6:30 Here’s yet another example of how Jesus reasons with us instead of just commanding us to do something. Prior to verseContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 7 June 2023. Today’s topic: What Mac Davis Said”
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 6 June 2023. Today’s topic: Flowers, Mrs. Maisal, and Us
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. Matthew 6:28-29 The older I get, the more I appreciate wildflowers. Here in north Texas, when spring starts,Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 6 June 2023. Today’s topic: Flowers, Mrs. Maisal, and Us”
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 5 June 2023. Today’s topic: More About Worry
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet yourContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 5 June 2023. Today’s topic: More About Worry”
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 1 June 2023. Today’s topic: Don’t Worry
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Matthew 6:25 After telling us that our heart will be where our treasure is, and that we can’t live withContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 1 June 2023. Today’s topic: Don’t Worry”
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 31 May 2023. Today’s topic: Two Choices
No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 6:24 To understand this often misunderstood (and mis-quoted) verse, remember the context in which it was said. Jesus wasContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 31 May 2023. Today’s topic: Two Choices”
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 30 May 2023. Today’s topic: A Marine’s Light
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:22-23 Here’s a true story that myContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 30 May 2023. Today’s topic: A Marine’s Light”
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 25 May 2023. Today’s topic: Blessings or Stuff?
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21 In aContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 25 May 2023. Today’s topic: Blessings or Stuff?”
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 24 May 2023. Today’s topic: Wanna Help?
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:19-20 What’s the lesson in these verses: build up ‘treasure’ for the LordContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 24 May 2023. Today’s topic: Wanna Help?”
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 23 May 2023. Today’s topic: A Reliable Guidepost
But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:17-18 So, instead of fasting to focus on us,Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 23 May 2023. Today’s topic: A Reliable Guidepost”
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