Matthew 9:12 “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”
I really love this line – because it speaks so truthfully about those who need the help. It’s not the clean and righteous who need the help of the Lord but those who still have yet to find Him and be enlightened.
Exodus 14: 13-14 really reminds me to give it all to God. It is tiresome fighting my own battles and I often forget that I have the best person with me to fight them for me!
I really liked today’s passages. In Exodus, it was clear what God’s purpose had been all along: to bring glory to His name. His plan for the Israelites shone through in Ex14:31 “Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.”
As for Matthew, I’ve read this book before but Jesus’ compassion and grace really stood out to me today. 9:36 “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” And later in 9:13 “Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” He came down to save sinners and the righteous alike. Just a reminder that Jesus knows we can’t be perfect. He came down to save us sinners! He is incredibly merciful – so grateful for Him today
I don’t have commentary in front of me, but the “right hand” is the place of honor and authority. The guest of highest honor would always sit at the right hand of the king during a meal. Thus the right hand represents that level of respect and authority. Great question!
So encouraged by God’s mercy to understand our frame so tied to the cycle of hours and days that He doesn’t expect perfection when they begin to thirst – even just three days after an international, supernatural deliverance
Matthew 9:12 “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”
I really love this line – because it speaks so truthfully about those who need the help. It’s not the clean and righteous who need the help of the Lord but those who still have yet to find Him and be enlightened.
Matthew 9:13b “For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” ❤️
11 “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
Exodus 14: 13-14 really reminds me to give it all to God. It is tiresome fighting my own battles and I often forget that I have the best person with me to fight them for me!
Thanks for sharing Rachel!
I really liked today’s passages. In Exodus, it was clear what God’s purpose had been all along: to bring glory to His name. His plan for the Israelites shone through in Ex14:31 “Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.”
As for Matthew, I’ve read this book before but Jesus’ compassion and grace really stood out to me today. 9:36 “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” And later in 9:13 “Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” He came down to save sinners and the righteous alike. Just a reminder that Jesus knows we can’t be perfect. He came down to save us sinners! He is incredibly merciful – so grateful for Him today
Curious as to why the bible always talks about Gods right hand
I don’t have commentary in front of me, but the “right hand” is the place of honor and authority. The guest of highest honor would always sit at the right hand of the king during a meal. Thus the right hand represents that level of respect and authority. Great question!
So encouraged by God’s mercy to understand our frame so tied to the cycle of hours and days that He doesn’t expect perfection when they begin to thirst – even just three days after an international, supernatural deliverance