1 Year Bible

“Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only;” Matthew 21:19a For many years, the emphasis of “Fruit” has been a major observation from my daily Bible reading. This is one of those passages. We’re told in the previous verse, Jesus “was hungry”; we […]

“When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.” Matthew 18:24 Peter has just asked Jesus, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”. Jesus answers him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times,

“Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”” Matthew 14:28 Jesus has just finished feeding the 5,000. He sends the Disciples off in the boat, disperses the crowd, and ventures up the mountain to pray. In the wee hours of the morning we’re told “He

“And He spoke many things to them in parables” Matthew 13:3a As the “large crowds gathered” we’re told Jesus “got into a boat and sat down”. Today’s Verse explains “how” Jesus spoke; in Parables. The Disciples came to Jesus afterwards and asked, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” Jesus response is astounding! He

“Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” Matthew 8:3 At the beginning of the Chapter, we’re told “large crowds followed Him”. A leper approached him and said “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean”. We don’t anything about this

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.” Matthew 7:13 With this Verse, Jesus begins His closing thoughts to the Sermon on the Mount. As mentioned earlier, He is speaking to His Disciples. After everything He

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites;” Matthew 6:5a As you read through these 3 Chapters, you can’t help but be struck by their Weight and their Seriousness. Remember, Jesus is directing this Message to His Disciples. We’re told in Chapter 5, “after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.”

“but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:19b As most will recognize, today’s verse is from the Sermon on the Mount. As I’ve commented in the past, this is one of my favorite parts of the Bible, and IMHO, one of the Most Important. Each

“The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:” Matthew 1:1 Today’s Verse is a bit misleading as it doesn’t entirely address my thoughts. Ideally, it would say “The Gospel of Jesus according to Matthew!” Nevertheless, thoughts from my reading today on the 1st 4 Chapters. Consider

“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob;” Malachi 1:2 Today I finished the Old Testament and this Verse jumped out. This is how we are introduced to Malachi. God makes a statement; then, assumes