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Matthew 4:
Verse 1: The Spirit led Jesus to the wilderness. Often we blame being in the "wilderness" on our poor choices or on Satan's temptations. Maybe God leads us to the wilderness. Trials have purposes. Here it was used to make Jesus stronger. If Jesus needs to be tempted to be stronger, I am pretty positive that I do too. The blessing here is that while being tempted, The Spirit communed with Jesus. He was never alone. We aren't either.
Verse 5-6: Satan can use scripture against me. **I MUST KNOW SCRIPTURE TO FIGHT BACK. Scripture memorization is one of my greatest weaknesses.
Verse 11: The angels ministered to Jesus. Can you imagine what a sight this must have been?!?!?
Verse 20 and 22: IMMEDIATELY they left their jobs and family to follow Jesus. Would I be willing?
Matthew 5:
-The Beatitudes. I should keep these close to my heart. These are characteristics I should daily portray.
Verse 6- "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." I want to hunger and thirst more. And the beauty of that is that God will always satisfy. The more I hunger for Him, the more He will give me. This is a stupid analogy, but the more chocolate I eat, the more I want. My spiritual hunger is the same and God always has enough chocolate and never keeps it away from me!
Verse 13: Am I salty?
Verses 17-20: Jesus fulfilled the Law. We must hold true to them and teach them in full. He did not do away with the law. He just gave us grace and mercy to go along with them. And he became the ultimate sacrifice for when we break the law.
--I must be reconciled to people. God will not accept my worship until I have made peace with others. I do not need anger, insults, or judgement.
--Keep my body and mind in check so that I do not sin against myself, or most importantly, God.
Verse 44- "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" Oh, how hard. I can usually handle the prayer part, but to truly love someone who is my enemy. Ugh. Come on, God. So hard. This is one of those things that I can never really do without Jesus working in and through me.
Matthew 6:
Verse 1: Make sure I do what I am doing for God and not to be seen by others. I want my reward to be in Heaven, not on earth. This becomes difficult because pride can sneak in quickly. That is why I wasn't sure about posting this stuff. I want to reach others but I have to be very careful not to be reaching for praise for it. I want to help, but in the process of helping I do not want to sin.
Verse 14: Make sure I am forgiving others not just wanting forgiveness.
Verse 19: Haley, LAY UP TREASURES IN HEAVEN!!
Verse 22: The eye is the lamp of my body. A smile in the eyes is much deeper than one of the mouth.
Verse 25-34: Do not be anxious about food, shelter, or clothing. God will supply my needs. I have never been truly hungry, homeless, or naked.
Matthew 4:
Verse 1: The Spirit led Jesus to the wilderness. Often we blame being in the "wilderness" on our poor choices or on Satan's temptations. Maybe God leads us to the wilderness. Trials have purposes. Here it was used to make Jesus stronger. If Jesus needs to be tempted to be stronger, I am pretty positive that I do too. The blessing here is that while being tempted, The Spirit communed with Jesus. He was never alone. We aren't either.
Verse 5-6: Satan can use scripture against me. **I MUST KNOW SCRIPTURE TO FIGHT BACK. Scripture memorization is one of my greatest weaknesses.
Verse 11: The angels ministered to Jesus. Can you imagine what a sight this must have been?!?!?
Verse 20 and 22: IMMEDIATELY they left their jobs and family to follow Jesus. Would I be willing?
Matthew 5:
-The Beatitudes. I should keep these close to my heart. These are characteristics I should daily portray.
Verse 6- "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." I want to hunger and thirst more. And the beauty of that is that God will always satisfy. The more I hunger for Him, the more He will give me. This is a stupid analogy, but the more chocolate I eat, the more I want. My spiritual hunger is the same and God always has enough chocolate and never keeps it away from me!
Verse 13: Am I salty?
Verses 17-20: Jesus fulfilled the Law. We must hold true to them and teach them in full. He did not do away with the law. He just gave us grace and mercy to go along with them. And he became the ultimate sacrifice for when we break the law.
--I must be reconciled to people. God will not accept my worship until I have made peace with others. I do not need anger, insults, or judgement.
--Keep my body and mind in check so that I do not sin against myself, or most importantly, God.
Verse 44- "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" Oh, how hard. I can usually handle the prayer part, but to truly love someone who is my enemy. Ugh. Come on, God. So hard. This is one of those things that I can never really do without Jesus working in and through me.
Matthew 6:
Verse 1: Make sure I do what I am doing for God and not to be seen by others. I want my reward to be in Heaven, not on earth. This becomes difficult because pride can sneak in quickly. That is why I wasn't sure about posting this stuff. I want to reach others but I have to be very careful not to be reaching for praise for it. I want to help, but in the process of helping I do not want to sin.
Verse 14: Make sure I am forgiving others not just wanting forgiveness.
Verse 19: Haley, LAY UP TREASURES IN HEAVEN!!
Verse 22: The eye is the lamp of my body. A smile in the eyes is much deeper than one of the mouth.
Verse 25-34: Do not be anxious about food, shelter, or clothing. God will supply my needs. I have never been truly hungry, homeless, or naked.
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