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The Gospel of Matthew Chapter 15:32-39

Feeding the Four Thousand

Now Jesus called the disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
33 Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”
34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
35 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.
37 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.
38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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The Gospel of Matthew Chapter 15:29-31

Jesus Heals Great Multitudes

Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.
30 Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.
31 So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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The Gospel of Matthew Chapter 14:34-36

When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all the surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick,
36 and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.

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Been Thinking About…

The state of affairs of our world.

You have, as well?  Perhaps we can compare notes.

Now that we are well into reading The Gospel of Matthew, we have seen that in the days when Jesus lived, life then, as today, was in turmoil.  And, as Matthew 13:53-58 tells us, Jesus (and His message) was not welcomed by His countrymen.

Fast forward to today, about 2000 years later. That’s a long time, no?

Jesus, and His message, although still spoken of today is, again, not welcomed by many people in our world.

The opposite, however, can also be said that many others throughout our world do welcome and receive Jesus and His Word.  Perhaps you are one of them.  If not, His invitation is open to all.  (see John 3:16-17.)

And, as I’ve observed the increasing anti-Semitic sentiment filling our airways, I can’t help but sense that it is not so much those criticized that are the real target, but rather the One who shares their ancient heritage. It is Jesus, who is the actual target.

You see, as history records, Jesus is the One, and only one, who defied death, confirming that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. (see John 14:6.)

However, the enemy of this world is working overtime to distort all truth, destroy all life, and eliminate the truth about Jesus.  (see John 10:10a)

Yet, Jesus who came once, defied death, gave life to mankind, (see John 10:10b) is coming again, and is our only Hope for the state of affairs of our world, and for our individual destinies. May you pause, now, and give this much thought.

And may God bless you!

Number 6:24-26