HOW JESUS LOVED, Part 8,
WORD OF THE DAY: "RESPECT & REST"
Scripture reference: Matthew 11:2-11:
"Now when John had heard in the prison the works
And said unto him, Art thou he that should come,
John had a question. He had some doubts. This man, who was given holy spirit from the womb,
"Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk,
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended
Jesus did not reem John out for his doubts. Instead, Jesus reassured John with the
" And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I
For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger
Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women
Then Jesus spoke edifying words about John to the people. He lifted him up. Jesus did not
Matthew 11:28-30
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
John was serving God and was burdened with detention in prison. He was laden with doubts.
Likewise, we can come to Jesus and he will give us rest too. He understands that we are men.
-Carol Kenreigh
of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
or do we look for another?"
needed reassurance. He was doing what God commanded him to do yet it landed him in jail. He
had a lot of time on his hands in jail! Certainly satan was trying to work him over and mess
with him. Maybe satan was telling him he was in jail for a lost cause, that Jesus wasn't
really the Son of God.
John again those things which ye do hear and see:
the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead
are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
[to entrap, i.e. trip up (figuratively, stumble (transitively)
or entice to sin)] in me.
firsthand accounts of his disciples. He offered blessed assurance.
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the
wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in
kings' houses.
say unto you, and more than a prophet.
before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist:
notwithstanding [but, moreover] he that is least
in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."
bad mouth John to the people for his doubts. He edified him. He showed respect. Jesus offered John rest.
and I will give you rest.
and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
He came to Jesus, indirectly, through his disciples. He learned the truth that Jesus was
indeed the Son of God, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil.
He received respect from Jesus and rest to his soul.
He was tempted like we are. He has been through it too (yet without sin). Jesus will never
throw a yoke on us or overburden us. We have rest in Him and peace.
Dear Carol-
Dear Erin
I haven't been getting the email you send out. Are you still doing it?
It's been a real blessing to have God Word when I start the day.
Luv-Erin
P.S. God Bless You!!!!
Yes I am still doing the newsletter. Recently, I have been experiencing
trouble with my ISP.If you are not receiving your newsletter, try to
go to the Web site for the HTML version.
http:///www.h2oart.net/issue2.html
I usually post them a day in advance.
Love Carol
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