Seeing Red. Day 5, Week 2

Day 5

Scripture  Mat 11:25-30                Read scripture twice

Observation

Theyrejected his gospel, but it was the pleasure of God to reveal it to obscure andmore humble people. The reason given, the only satisfactory reason is that itseemed so good in the sight of God. (AB).

Theinvitation is to take His “yoke” upon yourself. His Yoke is His teachings.Would you allow His teachings to guide your life like the yoke on an ox whenplowing?

Readscripture again and underline what stands out for you.

Whatstands out for you?

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Application

          What is Jesus saying to you?

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Prayer

          Your Prayer today.

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Seeing Red. Day 4, Week 2

Day 4

Scripture   Mat 9:37,38                 Read scripture twice

Observation

Jesus visited not only the great and wealthy cities, but the poor, obscure villages; and there he preached, there he healed. The souls of the meanest in the world are as precious to Christ, and should be so to us, as the souls of those who make the greatest figure. Christ is the Lord of the harvest. Let us pray that many may be raised up and sent forth, who will labour in bringing souls to Christ. It is a sign that God is about to bestow some special mercy upon a people when he stirs them up to pray for it. Commissions given to labourers in answer to prayer are most likely to be successful (MH).

Read scripture again and underline what stands out for you.

What stands out for you?

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Application

          What is Jesus saying to you?

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Prayer

          Your Prayer today.

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Seeing Red. Day 3, Week 2

Day 3

Scripture  Mat 12: 3- 8                  Read scripture twice

Observation

Beingin the corn-fields, the disciples began to pluck the ears of corn: the law ofGod allowed it, Deut 23:25. This was slender provision for Christ andhis disciples; but they were content with it. The Pharisees did not quarrelwith them for taking another man's corn, but for doing it on the Sabbath day. Christcame to free his followers, not only from the corruptions of the Pharisees, butfrom their unscriptural rules, and justified what they did. (MH)

Whatfalse teachings and beliefs have we taken from our culture that Jesus wants tochallenge?

Readscripture again and underline what stands out for you.

Whatstands out for you?

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Application

          What is Jesus saying to you?

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Prayer

          Your Prayer today.

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Seeing Red. Day 2, Week 2

Day 2

Scripture  Mat 9:15-17                  Read scripture twice

Observation

It was not usual to take a piece of rough woolen cloth, which had never been prepared, to join to an old garment, for it would not join well with the soft, old garment, but would tear it further, and the rent would be made worse. Nor would men put new wine into old leathern bottles, which were going to decay, and would be liable to burst from the fermenting of the wine; but putting the new wine into strong, new, skin bottles, both would be preserved. (MH)

Jesus is all about making things new. Too often we tried to put our new belief in Christ onto our old beliefs. This only causes a break-down of our faith.

Read scripture again and underline what stands out for you.

What stands out for you?

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Application

          What is Jesus saying to you?

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Prayer

          Your Prayer today.

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Seeing Red. Day 1, Week 2

Day 1

Scripture  Mat 9:12-13                  Read scripture twice

Observation

Some time after his call, Matthew sought to bring his old associates to hear Christ. He knew by experience what the grace of Christ could do, and would not despair concerning them. Those who are effectually brought to Christ cannot but desire that others also may be brought to him. Those who suppose their souls to be without disease will not welcome the spiritual Physician. This was the case with the Pharisees; they despised Christ because they thought themselves whole; but the poor publicans and sinners felt that they wanted instruction and amendment. (MH)

Read scripture again and underline what stands out for you.

What stands out for you?

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Application

          What is Jesus saying to you?

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Prayer

          Your Prayer today.

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Seeing Red. Day 5, Week 1

Joh 6:61-64  Awarethat his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does this offend you? Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he wasbefore! The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. Thewords I have spoken to you--they are full of the Spirit and life. Yet there are some of you who do not believe."

The human nature ofChrist had not before been in heaven, but being God and man, that wondrous 

Person was truly said to have come down from heaven. The Messiah's kingdom wasnot of this 

world; and they were to understand by faith, what he had said of aspiritual living upon him, and his 

fulness. As without the soul of man theflesh is of no value, so without the quickening Spirit of God 

all forms ofreligion are dead and worthless. He who made this provision for our souls,alone can 

teach us these things, and draw us unto Christ, that we may live byfaith in him. Let us apply to 

Christ, thankful that it is declared that everyone who is willing to come unto him shall be made 

welcome. (Matthew Henry)

For Your Journal

What Stands out for you?

What is Jesus saying to you?

What is your prayer today

Seeing Red. Day 4, Week 1

Joh 6:43-51  "Stopgrumbling among yourselves," Jesus answered. "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent medraws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. It iswritten in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who hasheard the Father and learned from him comes to me. No onehas seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen theFather. Verytruly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. I am thebread of life. Yourancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. But hereis the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. I am theliving bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever.This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."

No man can come to me - This was spoken by Jesus to reprove theircomplaints - “Murmur not among yourselves.” They objected to his doctrine, orcomplained against it, because he claimed to be greater than Moses, and becausethey supposed him to be a mere man, and that what he said was impossible. Jesusdoes not deny that these things appeared difficult, and hence he said that ifany man believed, it was proof that God had inclined him. It was not to beexpected that of themselves they would embrace the doctrine. If any manbelieved, it would be because he had been influenced by God.

Draw him - This word is used here,evidently, to denote such an influence from God as to secure the result, or asto incline the mind to believe; yet the manner in which this is done is notdetermined by the use of the word. It is used in the New Testament six times.Once it is applied to a compulsory drawing of Paul and Silas to themarket-place, Act_16:19. Twice it isused to denote the drawing of a net, Joh_21:6,Joh_21:11. Once to the drawing of asword Joh_18:10; and once in a sensesimilar to its use here Joh_12:32; “AndI, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” What is its meaninghere must be determined by the facts about the sinner’s conversion (AB)

For Your Journal

What Stands out for you?

What is Jesus saying to you?

What is your prayer today?

Seeing Red. Day 1, Week 1

John 6:26-27  Jesusanswered, "Very truly I tell you, you are lookingfor me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate theloaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that enduresto eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Fatherhas placed his seal of approval."

The miracles which Jesusperformed were proofs that he came from God. To seek him because they had seenthem, and were convinced by them that he was the Messiah, would have beenproper; but to follow him simply because their wants were supplied was mereselfishness of a gross kind. Yet, alas! many seek religion from no bettermotive than this. They suppose that it will add to their earthly happiness, orthey seek only to escape from suffering or from the convictions of conscience,or they seek for heaven only as a place of enjoyment, and regard religion asvaluable only for this. All this is mere selfishness. Religion does not forbidour regarding our own happiness, or seeking it in any proper way; but when thisis the only or the prevailing motive, it is evident that we have never yetsought God aright. We are aiming at the loaves and fishes, and not at the honorof God and the good of his kingdom; (Albert Barnes)

For Your Journal

What Stands out for you?

What is Jesus saying to you?

What is your prayer today?

Seeing Red. Day 3, Week 1

Joh 6:35-40  Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will nevergo hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But as Itold you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. Allthose the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will neverdrive away. For Ihave come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sentme. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall losenone of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For myFather's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shallhave eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day."

The discovery of theirguilt, danger, and remedy, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, makes men 

willing and glad to come, and to give up every thing which hinders applying tohim for salvation. 

The Father's will is, that not one of those who were givento the Son, should be rejected or lost by 

him. No one will come, till Divinegrace has subdued, and in part changed his heart; therefore no 

one who comeswill ever be cast out. The gospel finds none willing to be saved in thehumbling, holy 

manner, made known therein; but God draws with his word and theHoly Ghost; and man's 

duty is to hear and learn; that is to say, to receive thegrace offered, and consent to the promise. 

None had seen the Father but hisbeloved Son; and the Jews must expect to be taught by his inward 

power upontheir minds, and by his word, and the ministers whom he sent among them.

 (MatthewHenry)

For your Journal:

What Stands out for you?

What is Jesus saying toyou?

What is Your Prayer today?

Seeing Red. Day 2, Week 1

Joh 6:32-33  Jesussaid to them, "Very truly I tell you, it is notMoses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who givesyou the true bread from heaven. For thebread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to theworld."

Constant exercise offaith in Christ, is the most important and difficult part of the obediencerequired from us, as sinners seeking salvation. When by his grace we areenabled to live a life of faith in the Son of God, holy tempers follow, andacceptable services may be done. God, even his Father, who gave their fathersthat food from heaven to support their natural lives, now gave them the trueBread for the salvation of their souls. Coming to Jesus, and believing on him,signify the same. Christ shows that he is the true Bread; he is to the soulwhat bread is to the body, nourishes and supports the spiritual life. He is theBread of God. Bread which the Father gives, which he has made to be the food ofour souls. Bread nourishes only by the powers of a living body; but Christ ishimself living Bread, and nourishes by his own power. The doctrine of Christcrucified is now as strengthening and comforting to a believer as ever it was.He is the Bread which came down from heaven. It denotes the Divinity ofChrist's person and his authority; also, the Divine origin of all the goodwhich flows to us through him. May we with understanding and earnestness say,Lord, evermore give us this Bread. (Matthew Henry)

For Your Journal

What Stands out for you?

What is Jesus saying toyou?

What is your prayer today?