“At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them…
“But I tell you that on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom than for you” (Matthew 11:24). We each have different circumstances,…
“But I tell you, on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? …
“Then he began to reproach the cities in which most of his deeds of power had been done, because they did not repent” (Matthew 11:20). “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe…
“Then he began to reproach the cities in which most of his deeds of power had been done, because they did not repent” (Matthew 11:20). How many hear of the…
“For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a…
“We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn” (Matthew 11:17). Whether you are jubilant or sorrowful, it does not matter. …
“But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another” (Matthew 11:16). The stories are repeated and we believe…
“From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force” (Matthew 11:12). Have you noticed how the…
“Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he”…
“And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me” (Matthew 11:6). Have you never been offended at the words of Jesus? Go deep inside and ponder those places where…
“Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are…
“Now when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim his message in their cities” (Matthew 11:1). Many of the towns that…
“Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive…
“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me” (Matthew 10:40). Do we see Christ in another? If Christ is in us and in…
“Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 10:39). You have been given the gift of life. …
“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does…
“For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s foes will be members of…
“Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in…
“And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:30-21). Every particle of the universe…
“What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops” (Matthew 10:27). Keep the focus of your mind and…
“So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known” (Matthew 10:26). The Lord reminds us…