In this passage we see rejection and resistance based primarily on jealousy and fear. What damns the soul is an unwillingness to give up what a person is, to embrace Jesus Christ. Matthew 14:1-12 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, and he said to his servants, “This is John the…
God sent an angel to prepare Joseph for his role in the birth of the Messiah. Joseph’s response was grounded in his character and shaped by his commitment to the Word of God. This kind of submission to God requires courage in the face of shame and rejection. Matthew 1:18 – 2:15 18 Now the birth…
Have you ever been rejected? We may have spent our lives rejecting Jesus and in this parable, he tells us that if we reject him then God does not take that lightly and one day we will be rejected by him if we stay as we are. But we don’t have to stay that way…