Matthew 11:8   Ministers of the gospel will not always be found to wear the nicest clothes. Some may be found that must wear the poorest garments. They, like John, may still be accounted servants of God Almighty. Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are more like the world than like a true minister of Christ.…

7: Jesus begins to ask the people about John. He is going to tell them something about him. But, first he gives a simple illustration. He asks if they went out to see a reed shaken in the wind. Evidently, Jesus is trying to illustrate John’s preaching style. John, from a distance, might have looked…

6: Jesus reminded John, and his hearers, that it was his person that they needed to accept. Obedience to his Word was the proper response to Christ. Prophecy was fulfilled enough to show that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. They simply had to trust in him. Daily Bible Reading: Colossians 3:1-1 Thessalonians 3:13 Daily Memory…

4: The key to this verse is the word ‘again.’ The two disciples from John had come because John heard about the works of Christ. Now they would have an eyewitness account of the same thing. John, as all of us, was to believe the Truth.5: Not all of the prophecies concerning the Messiah were fulfilled during…

3: This question, though satisfactorily answered by Christ, is the question that many Jews are still asking today. When will he that shall come indeed come? They do not believe Christ is the Messiah. They refuse to consider the evidence. But, thankfully, all Jews are not that way. Daily Bible Reading: Philippians 1:1-3:21 Daily Memory…

2: I have never stumbled upon a real good explanation of this verse. Every suggested answer to John’s purpose here seems to be lacking in my mind. So, allow me to add my feeble suggestion. First of all, John heard about what Jesus was doing. Yet, in Jesus’ answer to him he mentions his works. This would seem rather odd would…

1: Sometimes there are verses, such as this one, that have a few possible meanings. The verse means one of three things. In any case, Jesus finished teaching his disciples, and went elsewhere to preach. Exactly where he went is the part that can be debated. He possibly went to the towns from which the…

42: Jesus here is offering an illustration of how God the Father rewards us. The Father sees all that we do. A cup of could water would have been thought of in that day as one of the smallest, or least valuable, gifts that could be offered to another. Also, seeing that Christ is greater than his…

41: This is a principle that the Jews were already quite familiar with. When Moses and Aaron were the objects of the Israelite’s complaints in the wilderness, it was made clear that they were complaining against Almighty God. Also, when Israel wanted a king, Samuel felt slighted, but God reminded him that the people were against God,…

40: Though it has been very much forgotten, Jesus pays a lot of attention to how his ministers are treated. We often forget this because we see salvation as more of a duty of God than a mercy. We feel that if we respond to the gospel well enough, salvation is guaranteed. Some have been found…