Author: Margarita

I'm Margaret (AKA "Margarita"). I am a Christian, wife, mother of three, and grandmother (AKA "Mimi") of three. My husband Stace and I met many, many years ago. We have had our share of up and downs but I'm forever grateful that he is the man God blessed me with. I am happy to report we have been married for 25 years. I love this space on the internet. I create blog posts about faith, my Christian Walk, and our life on the farm. I have learned from the Word of the Lord. I hope this space will give you encouragement and inspiration in your walk with God. I speak on topics that make some breathe a sigh of relief and make others get pretty uncomfortable. I believe that there is power in transparency and that as children of God, we shouldn't hold anything back. Yes, even those raw and messy parts of our Life's Journey. Over the last several years, I have wrestled with my purpose, struggled with various sins, survived some severe injuries, and was diagnosed with severe illnesses that have stopped me in my tracks. Although these dark times have been tough, my walk with God and family has proven to be so fulfilling and sweet, regardless of any earthly circumstance. Christ is enough! And I want you to see that He is enough for you too. The Lord has put it on my heart to share His Word with you. I'm truly honored to meet you and hope you'll introduce yourself to me as well.
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IF YOUR BROTHER SINS / MATTHEW 18:15

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVEOTION

(KJV) Matthew 18:15

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

IF YOUR BROTHER SINS / MATTHEW 18:15

In Matthew 18:15-17, Jesus provides the proper method of confronting, correcting, disciplining and restoring a professing Christian who sins (violates God’s standards of conduct) against another member of the church in a private manner. Neglecting Christ’s instruction will spiritually compromise the purity and purpose of a congregation (1 Peter 2:9; Matthew 5:13) and can destroy a church’s effectiveness. 

  1.  The purpose of church discipline is to protect God’s reputation (Matthew 6:9; Romans 2:23-24) and to guard the moral purity and doctrinal (dealing with foundational beliefs and principles) integrity of the church (1 Corinthians 5:6-7; 2 John 1:7-11). This discipline is also aimed at saving members who drift away from the path of righteousness and restoring them to Christlike character and behavior (1 Corinthians 5:5; James 5:19-20). 
  2. The offender must first be confronted and challenged privately about his or her actions. If the person listens and responds positively, he or she must be forgiven (Matthew 18:15). If the offender refuses to acknowledge and change his or her behavior after being confronted by the first individual (the one offended, if appropriate, Matthew 18:15-16) and by one or two others, if necessary (Matthew 18:16), then the issue should be brought to the local church community. If the person still refuses to change, they must be released to their own way as “a pagan” (like one who is not part of God’s kingdom) because they have refused Christ’s mercy and broken their relationship with Him (Matthew 18:17; Galatians 5:4). This does not mean that people should treat the offender with cruelty, but the person should not be given the right to church membership and should be removed from the congregation. 
  3. This practice of maintaining purity in the local church is important not only in areas of sin and immorality, but also in cases of false teaching and unfaithfulness to the original New Testament message (Galatians 1:9; Jude 1:3). 
  4. Church discipline must be carried out with an attitude of humility, love, regret and self-examination to ensure that those who would confront the individual are not also guilty of some offense against God or the church (Matthew 22:37; 2 Corinthians 2:6-7; Galatians 6:1). 
  5. Sins within the church involving continued and open sexual immorality must be dealt with according to the instructions in 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 and 2 Corinthians 2:6-11. These types of spiritual offenses should be matters of grief and regret by the whole congregation (1 Corinthians 5:2). They must include “punishment…sufficient” for the offender (2 Corinthians 2:6). The person who has defied God in this way must be expelled from the church (1 Corinthians 5:2, 13). After a while, if it is evident that the person has truly repented (changed his or her attitude toward God, admitted and turned from sin and submitted and turned back to God), the individual can be forgiven and restored to participation in the church (2 Corinthians 2:6-8). 
  6. Sins involving a church leader, after being dealt with privately, must also involve public exposure and discipline – “rebuked publicly, so that the others may take warning” (Galatians 2:11-18; 1 Timothy 5:19-20).

Leaders within the church and pastors of local congregations must remember their duty to “keep watch over…all the flock”. Spiritual leaders will be accountable to Christ for “the blood of all men” (Acts 20:26) who are lost because they failed to discipline, expel and restore people according to God’s plan and purpose (Ezekiel 3:20-21; Acts 20:26-27).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. ANGELS / MATTHEW 18:10
  2. WOE TO THE MAN / MATTHEW 18:7
  3. MILLSTONE … AROUND HIS NECK / MATTHEW 18:6
  4. UNLESS YOU CHANGE / MATTHEW 18:3
  5. FAITH … NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSIBLE / MATTHEW 17:20
  6. UNBELIEVING AND PERVERSE / MATTHEW 17:17
  7. WAS TRANSFIGURED / MATTHEW 17:2
  8. COMING IN HIS KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:28
  9. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
  10. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
  11. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
  12. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
  13. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
  14. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
  15. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
  16. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
  17. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
  18. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
  19. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
  20. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
  21. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
  22. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
  23. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
  24. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
  25. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
  26. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
  27. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
  28. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
  29. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
  30. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
  31. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
  32. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
  33. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
  34. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
  35. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
  36. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
  37. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
  38. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
  39. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
  40. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
  41. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
  42. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
  43. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
  44. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
  45. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
  46. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  47. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  48. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  49. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  50. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  51. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  52. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  53. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  54. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  55. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  56. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  57. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  58. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  59. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  60. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  61. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  62. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  63. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  64. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  65. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  66. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  67. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  68. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  69. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  70. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  71. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  72. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  73. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  74. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  75. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  76. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  77. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  78. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  79. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  80. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  81. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  82. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  83. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  84. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  85. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  86. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  87. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  88. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  89. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  90. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  91. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  92. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  93. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  94. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  95. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  96. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  97. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  98. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  99. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  100. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  101. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  102. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  103. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  104. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  105. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  106. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  107. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  108. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  109. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  110. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  111. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  112. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  113. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  114. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  115. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  116. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  117. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  118. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  119. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  120. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  121. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  122. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  123. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

Guided By Grace
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ANGELS / MATTHEW 18:10

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 18:10

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

ANGELS / MATTHEW 18:10

Scripture teaches that God often takes care of His faithful followers by using His angels (whose title implies that they are “messengers” and servants of God). These angels have a sincere interest and love for God’s children (Psalms 34:7; 91:11; Luke 15:10; 16:22; Hebrews 1:14; Revelation 5:11-12).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. WOE TO THE MAN / MATTHEW 18:7
  2. MILLSTONE … AROUND HIS NECK / MATTHEW 18:6
  3. UNLESS YOU CHANGE / MATTHEW 18:3
  4. FAITH … NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSIBLE / MATTHEW 17:20
  5. UNBELIEVING AND PERVERSE / MATTHEW 17:17
  6. WAS TRANSFIGURED / MATTHEW 17:2
  7. COMING IN HIS KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:28
  8. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
  9. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
  10. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
  11. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
  12. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
  13. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
  14. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
  15. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
  16. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
  17. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
  18. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
  19. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
  20. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
  21. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
  22. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
  23. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
  24. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
  25. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
  26. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
  27. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
  28. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
  29. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
  30. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
  31. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
  32. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
  33. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
  34. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
  35. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
  36. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
  37. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
  38. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
  39. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
  40. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
  41. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
  42. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
  43. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
  44. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
  45. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  46. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  47. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  48. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  49. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  50. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  51. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  52. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  53. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  54. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  55. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  56. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  57. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  58. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  59. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  60. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  61. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  62. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  63. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  64. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  65. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  66. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  67. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  68. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  69. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  70. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  71. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  72. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  73. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  74. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  75. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  76. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  77. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  78. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  79. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  80. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  81. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  82. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  83. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  84. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  85. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  86. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  87. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  88. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  89. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  90. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  91. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  92. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  93. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  94. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  95. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  96. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  97. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  98. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  99. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  100. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  101. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  102. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  103. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  104. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  105. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  106. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  107. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  108. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  109. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  110. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  111. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  112. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  113. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  114. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  115. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  116. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  117. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  118. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  119. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  120. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  121. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  122. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

Guided By Grace
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WOE TO THE MAN / MATTHEW 18:7

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 18:7

Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

WOE TO THE MAN / MATTHEW 18:7

Jesus warns of severe judgment for those who cause others to sin or who introduce others to beliefs or behaviors that may lead them away from their faith in God (Matthew 18: 2, 5-7). 

  1. Things that cause people to sin include lust-filled or vulgar entertainment, humanistic teaching (based on our own reasoning apart from God), immoral movies, pornographic literature, drugs, alcoholic beverages, disrespectful humor, false teaching and ungodly companions. When we point others toward such things, we are actually joining with Satan, who is the master tempter (Matthew 4:1; Genesis 3:1-6; John 8:44; James 1:12). 

The behaviors and lifestyles of God’s faithful people should not include the kinds of things listed above. In fact, those who follow Christ should do their best to remove from their families, their homes, their churches and their own lives anything that might tempt others or influence them to sin against God (Matthew 18:7-9).

Bible Study Tools I Use

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  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. MILLSTONE … AROUND HIS NECK / MATTHEW 18:6
  2. UNLESS YOU CHANGE / MATTHEW 18:3
  3. FAITH … NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSIBLE / MATTHEW 17:20
  4. UNBELIEVING AND PERVERSE / MATTHEW 17:17
  5. WAS TRANSFIGURED / MATTHEW 17:2
  6. COMING IN HIS KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:28
  7. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
  8. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
  9. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
  10. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
  11. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
  12. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
  13. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
  14. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
  15. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
  16. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
  17. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
  18. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
  19. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
  20. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
  21. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
  22. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
  23. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
  24. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
  25. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
  26. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
  27. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
  28. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
  29. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
  30. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
  31. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
  32. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
  33. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
  34. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
  35. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
  36. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
  37. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
  38. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
  39. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
  40. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
  41. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
  42. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
  43. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
  44. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  45. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  46. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  47. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  48. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  49. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  50. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  51. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  52. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  53. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  54. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  55. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  56. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  57. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  58. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  59. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  60. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  61. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  62. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  63. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  64. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  65. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  66. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  67. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  68. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  69. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  70. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  71. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  72. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  73. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  74. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  75. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  76. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  77. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  78. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  79. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  80. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  81. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  82. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  83. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  84. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  85. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  86. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  87. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  88. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  89. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  90. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  91. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  92. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  93. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  94. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  95. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  96. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  97. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  98. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  99. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  100. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  101. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  102. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  103. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  104. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  105. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  106. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  107. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  108. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  109. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  110. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  111. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  112. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  113. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  114. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  115. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  116. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  117. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  118. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  119. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  120. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  121. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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MILLSTONE … AROUND HIS NECK / MATTHEW 18:6

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 18:6

 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

MILLSTONE … AROUND HIS NECK / MATTHEW 18:6

This verse is a strong warning to those who might influence others – particularly children or childlike followers of Christ – to sin or defy God. 

  1. We must be careful not to offend or spiritually mislead anyone who might look to us for a godly example. It is one thing to deliberately go our own way, but to cause others to fall away from God is an even greater offense and will include Christ’s greatest wrath (justified anger and punishment). 
  2. Pastors, teachers and especially parents should five special attention to these words of Jesus. The parents’ responsibility is to instruct their children in the ways of God (Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Luke 1:17; Ephesians 6:4; 1 Timothy 4:16) and to protect them from the ungodly influence of the world and Satan (Titus 1:10-11; 2:11-12; 1John 2:15-17).
  3. Christian parents must help their children to avoid the influence of ungodly friends. Parents should be especially careful about what they allow the world to introduce to their children’s minds and hearts by means of education or avenues of entertainment, such as television, the internet, music and other media (Psalms 101:3; Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21). 

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  1. UNLESS YOU CHANGE / MATTHEW 18:3
  2. FAITH … NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSIBLE / MATTHEW 17:20
  3. UNBELIEVING AND PERVERSE / MATTHEW 17:17
  4. WAS TRANSFIGURED / MATTHEW 17:2
  5. COMING IN HIS KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:28
  6. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
  7. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
  8. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
  9. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
  10. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
  11. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
  12. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
  13. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
  14. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
  15. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
  16. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
  17. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
  18. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
  19. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
  20. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
  21. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
  22. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
  23. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
  24. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
  25. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
  26. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
  27. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
  28. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
  29. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
  30. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
  31. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
  32. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
  33. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
  34. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
  35. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
  36. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
  37. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
  38. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
  39. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
  40. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
  41. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
  42. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
  43. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  44. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  45. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  46. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  47. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  48. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  49. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  50. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  51. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  52. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  53. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  54. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  55. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  56. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  57. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  58. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  59. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  60. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  61. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  62. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  63. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  64. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  65. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  66. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  67. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  68. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  69. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  70. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  71. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  72. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  73. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  74. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  75. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  76. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  77. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  78. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  79. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  80. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  81. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  82. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  83. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  84. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  85. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  86. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  87. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  88. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  89. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  90. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  91. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  92. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  93. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  94. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  95. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  96. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  97. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  98. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  99. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  100. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  101. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  102. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  103. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  104. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  105. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  106. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  107. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  108. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  109. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  110. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  111. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  112. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  113. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  114. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  115. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  116. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  117. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  118. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  119. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  120. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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UNLESS YOU CHANGE / MATTHEW 18:3

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 18:3

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

UNLESS YOU CHANGE / MATTHEW 18:3

The positive changes Jesus desires to make in our lives through the initial experience of spiritual salvation and the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit start with a childlike (not “childish”) attitude. In order for Christ to transform our character and make us fit for His kingdom, our attitude toward Him must be humble, honest, dependent, trusting and ready to be molded by the heavenly Father. Following the childlike step of submitting to God, the conversion (life change) Jesus requires consists of two parts: radically turning away from everything that is selfish and ungodly and deliberately turning toward God. This means doing what is right by His standards and producing spiritual fruit (character and positive actions) as evidence of true repentance (Matthew 3:8).

  1. Spiritual conversion does not consist of a single act of sorrow or regret over past sins. It requires an ongoing, all-encompassing attitude toward life that continually resists sin and puts aside selfish desires in order to seek after God’s plan with all our heart (2 Corinthians 7:10). This is necessary because by nature we tend to follow a path that leads away from God and toward eternal death (Romans 1:18-32; Ephesians 2:2-3). True spiritual conversion is a total change of heart in response to God’s gift of salvation. Such a change is possible only by God’s grace (undeserved favor, love, help, kindness and enablement) and the power of the Holy Spirit, which we must receive through faith (Acts 11:18). 

Because of a new relationship to God, genuine conversion involves significant changes in other areas of life, including relationships, priorities, habits, commitments, interests and the overall view of life. Conversion is a complete life transformation, and it is a necessary element of genuine saving faith and a basic requirement for ongoing spiritual growth (Acts 26:18)

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. FAITH … NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSIBLE / MATTHEW 17:20
  2. UNBELIEVING AND PERVERSE / MATTHEW 17:17
  3. WAS TRANSFIGURED / MATTHEW 17:2
  4. COMING IN HIS KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:28
  5. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
  6. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
  7. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
  8. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
  9. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
  10. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
  11. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
  12. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
  13. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
  14. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
  15. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
  16. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
  17. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
  18. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
  19. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
  20. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
  21. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
  22. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
  23. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
  24. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
  25. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
  26. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
  27. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
  28. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
  29. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
  30. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
  31. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
  32. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
  33. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
  34. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
  35. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
  36. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
  37. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
  38. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
  39. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
  40. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
  41. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
  42. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  43. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  44. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  45. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  46. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  47. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  48. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  49. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  50. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  51. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  52. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  53. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  54. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  55. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  56. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  57. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  58. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  59. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  60. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  61. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  62. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  63. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  64. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  65. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  66. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  67. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  68. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  69. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  70. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  71. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  72. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  73. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  74. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  75. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  76. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  77. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  78. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  79. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  80. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  81. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  82. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  83. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  84. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  85. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  86. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  87. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  88. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  89. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  90. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  91. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  92. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  93. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  94. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  95. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  96. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  97. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  98. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  99. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  100. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  101. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  102. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  103. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  104. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  105. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  106. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  107. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  108. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  109. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  110. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  111. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  112. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  113. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  114. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  115. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  116. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  117. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  118. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  119. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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FOR EVERYONE LOOKS OUT FOR HIS OWN INTERESTS / PHILIPPIANS 2:21

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Philippians 2:21

For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.

FOR EVERYONE LOOKS OUT FOR HIS OWN INTERESTS / PHILIPPIANS 2:21

There are ministers who preach, teach, pastor, administrate or write, not out of genuine concern for the advancement of Christ’s message, but for their own interests, glory, prestige and selfish ambition. Rather than working to please the Lord Jesus, they try to please people and gain their favor (Philippians 2:20-21; 1:15; 2 Timothy 4:10, 16). Such ministers are not true servants of the Lord.

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  1. TIMOTHY / PILIPPIANS 2:19
  2. POURED OUT LIKE A DRINK OFFERING / PHILIPPIANS 2:17
  3. CROOKED AND DEPRAVED GENERATION / PHILIPPIANS 2:15
  4. GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU / PHILIPPIANS 2:13
  5. WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION – FEAR AND TREMBLING / PHILIPPIANS 2:12
  6. MADE HIMSELF NOTHING – NATURE OF A SERVANT HUMAN LIKENESS / PHILIPPIANS 2:7
  7. BEING IN VERY NATURE GOD / PHILIPPIANS 2:6
  8. YOUR ATTITUDE SHOULD BE THE SAME / PHILIPPIANS 2:5
  9. IN HUMILITY / PHILIPPIANS 2:3
  10. THEY WILL BE DESTROYED … YOU WILL BE SAVED / PHILIPPIANS 1:28
  11. STAND FIRM IN ONE SPIRIT / PHILIPPIANS 1:27
  12. TO DIE IS GAIN / PHILIPPIANS 1:21
  13. THE DEFENSE OF THE GOSPEL / PHILIPPIANS 1:16
  14. PURE AND BLAMESS / PHILIPPIANS 1:10
  15. BEING CONFIDENT OF THIS / PHILIPPIANS 1:6
  16. LOVE MAY ABOUND … IN KNOWLEDGE / PHILIPPIANS 1:9
  17. JOY / PHILIPPIANS 1:4
  18. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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TIMOTHY / PILIPPIANS 2:19

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(KJV) Philippians 2:19

But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.

TIMOTHY / PILIPPIANS 2:19

Timothy was a good example of what a godly minister and missionary should be. He was a passionate and obedient student of God’s Word (2 Timothy 3:15), a worthy servant of Christ (1 Thessalonians 3:2), a man of good reputation (Acts 16:2), loved and faithful (1 Corinthians 4:17), genuinely concerned for others (Philippians 2:20), dependable (2 Timothy 4:9, 21) and devoted to Paul (his mentor) and the message of Christ (Philippians 2:22; Romans 16:21).

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  1. POURED OUT LIKE A DRINK OFFERING / PHILIPPIANS 2:17
  2. CROOKED AND DEPRAVED GENERATION / PHILIPPIANS 2:15
  3. GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU / PHILIPPIANS 2:13
  4. WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION – FEAR AND TREMBLING / PHILIPPIANS 2:12
  5. MADE HIMSELF NOTHING – NATURE OF A SERVANT HUMAN LIKENESS / PHILIPPIANS 2:7
  6. BEING IN VERY NATURE GOD / PHILIPPIANS 2:6
  7. YOUR ATTITUDE SHOULD BE THE SAME / PHILIPPIANS 2:5
  8. IN HUMILITY / PHILIPPIANS 2:3
  9. THEY WILL BE DESTROYED … YOU WILL BE SAVED / PHILIPPIANS 1:28
  10. STAND FIRM IN ONE SPIRIT / PHILIPPIANS 1:27
  11. TO DIE IS GAIN / PHILIPPIANS 1:21
  12. THE DEFENSE OF THE GOSPEL / PHILIPPIANS 1:16
  13. PURE AND BLAMESS / PHILIPPIANS 1:10
  14. BEING CONFIDENT OF THIS / PHILIPPIANS 1:6
  15. LOVE MAY ABOUND … IN KNOWLEDGE / PHILIPPIANS 1:9
  16. JOY / PHILIPPIANS 1:4
  17. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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POURED OUT LIKE A DRINK OFFERING / PHILIPPIANS 2:17-18

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Philippians 2:17-18

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

POURED OUT LIKE A DRINK OFFERING / PHILIPPIANS 2:17-18

The Old Testament drink offering was often presented with special sacrifices or burnt offerings to God (Numbers 15:1-12; 28:7, 24). It was either poured over the sacrifice or onto the dry ground with no hope or desire of retrieving it or having anything left. Paul’s love and concern for the Philippians was so earnest that he was willing to give his life for them, as if it were an offering to God. 

  1. Paul would not consider it a regret, but a joy and privilege, to make the ultimate personal sacrifice, if only it would deepen their faith in and love for Christ (2 Timothy 4:6).
  2. If Paul had such sacrificial love for his spiritual children (those he led into a personal relationship with Christ), what sacrifice and suffering should we be willing to endure for the faith of our own children or those whom God has entrusted us to lead? In order to help our children to become as complete as possible in their relationship with the Lord, it may become necessary for us to pour out our lives as an offering to the Lord. As parents of spiritual leaders, we ought to be prepared to make such a sacrifice.

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  1. CROOKED AND DEPRAVED GENERATION / PHILIPPIANS 2:15
  2. GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU / PHILIPPIANS 2:13
  3. WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION – FEAR AND TREMBLING / PHILIPPIANS 2:12
  4. MADE HIMSELF NOTHING – NATURE OF A SERVANT HUMAN LIKENESS / PHILIPPIANS 2:7
  5. BEING IN VERY NATURE GOD / PHILIPPIANS 2:6
  6. YOUR ATTITUDE SHOULD BE THE SAME / PHILIPPIANS 2:5
  7. IN HUMILITY / PHILIPPIANS 2:3
  8. THEY WILL BE DESTROYED … YOU WILL BE SAVED / PHILIPPIANS 1:28
  9. STAND FIRM IN ONE SPIRIT / PHILIPPIANS 1:27
  10. TO DIE IS GAIN / PHILIPPIANS 1:21
  11. THE DEFENSE OF THE GOSPEL / PHILIPPIANS 1:16
  12. PURE AND BLAMESS / PHILIPPIANS 1:10
  13. BEING CONFIDENT OF THIS / PHILIPPIANS 1:6
  14. LOVE MAY ABOUND … IN KNOWLEDGE / PHILIPPIANS 1:9
  15. JOY / PHILIPPIANS 1:4
  16. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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CROOKED AND DEPRAVED GENERATION / PHILIPPIANS 2:15

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Philippians 2:15

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

CROOKED AND DEPRAVED GENERATION / PHILIPPIANS 2:15

Jesus, and those He worked through by the Holy Spirit to deliver His written Word, emphasized that the world we live in is an “unbelieving and perverse generation” (Matthew 17:17; Matthew 12:39; Acts 2:40). Apart from God, the people of the world are living in spiritual deception and darkness, which causes them to have twisted and misrepresented views of life, values and religion. As a result, they follow their own immoral ways of life, rejecting the truth of God’s Word. In contrast, followers of Christ have a different worldview and values, which stand out from the ungodly beliefs, behaviors and lifestyles that are common in the rest of society (1 John 2:15). Out of loyalty to Jesus, His followers strive to be blameless, pure and without fault so they can effectively show and communicate Christ’s message of hope and life to those who do not know Him. In a spiritually dark world, Christ’s followers must “shine like stars in the universe,” reflecting God’s light and showing others the way to Him (Matthew 5:14-16).

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  1. GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU / PHILIPPIANS 2:13
  2. WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION – FEAR AND TREMBLING / PHILIPPIANS 2:12
  3. MADE HIMSELF NOTHING – NATURE OF A SERVANT HUMAN LIKENESS / PHILIPPIANS 2:7
  4. BEING IN VERY NATURE GOD / PHILIPPIANS 2:6
  5. YOUR ATTITUDE SHOULD BE THE SAME / PHILIPPIANS 2:5
  6. IN HUMILITY / PHILIPPIANS 2:3
  7. THEY WILL BE DESTROYED … YOU WILL BE SAVED / PHILIPPIANS 1:28
  8. STAND FIRM IN ONE SPIRIT / PHILIPPIANS 1:27
  9. TO DIE IS GAIN / PHILIPPIANS 1:21
  10. THE DEFENSE OF THE GOSPEL / PHILIPPIANS 1:16
  11. PURE AND BLAMESS / PHILIPPIANS 1:10
  12. BEING CONFIDENT OF THIS / PHILIPPIANS 1:6
  13. LOVE MAY ABOUND … IN KNOWLEDGE / PHILIPPIANS 1:9
  14. JOY / PHILIPPIANS 1:4
  15. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU / PHILIPPIANS 2:13

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Philippians 2:13

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU / PHILIPPIANS 2:13

God works by His Spirit within the lives of Christ’s followers to produce in them both the desire and the power to do what is good and right and to fulfill His purposes for their lives. However, God’s work is not forced, and His grace (His undeserved favor, love and spiritual help) can be resisted. That is to say, we can reject God’s help and guidance and go our own sinful and destructive way if we so choose. God’s work within us (Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 2 Timothy 4:18; Titus 3:5-7) is always dependent on our faithfulness and cooperation (Philippians 2:12; Philippians 2: 14-16).

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  1. WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION – FEAR AND TREMBLING / PHILIPPIANS 2:12
  2. MADE HIMSELF NOTHING – NATURE OF A SERVANT HUMAN LIKENESS / PHILIPPIANS 2:7
  3. BEING IN VERY NATURE GOD / PHILIPPIANS 2:6
  4. YOUR ATTITUDE SHOULD BE THE SAME / PHILIPPIANS 2:5
  5. IN HUMILITY / PHILIPPIANS 2:3
  6. THEY WILL BE DESTROYED … YOU WILL BE SAVED / PHILIPPIANS 1:28
  7. STAND FIRM IN ONE SPIRIT / PHILIPPIANS 1:27
  8. TO DIE IS GAIN / PHILIPPIANS 1:21
  9. THE DEFENSE OF THE GOSPEL / PHILIPPIANS 1:16
  10. PURE AND BLAMESS / PHILIPPIANS 1:10
  11. BEING CONFIDENT OF THIS / PHILIPPIANS 1:6
  12. LOVE MAY ABOUND … IN KNOWLEDGE / PHILIPPIANS 1:9
  13. JOY / PHILIPPIANS 1:4
  14. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
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