Posts with the tag “bear-fruit”
Day 16: Genesis 38-40; Matthew 13:24-58
by Jonathan Merki on January 16th, 2023
True faith cannot be destroyed by disappointment...it is trust in a God Who sees and is in the bigger picture. Despite the wrong that had been done to Joseph, and it was extreme, he continued to walk in God's way and bear fruit in his undeserved circumstances. Were he not there, would he have gained an audience with Pharaoh? So God honored Joseph's trust and made his suffering a bridge to his sign... Read More
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Day 15: Matthew 12:22-13:23
by Jonathan Merki on January 15th, 2023
The Kingdom of Heaven"Your kingdom come...(6:10)." "...the the kingdom of God has come...(12:28)." "The kingdom of heaven is like...(13:24,31,33,44,45,47)." Now and then. Already and not yet. This wonderful and divine tension exists between the present reality and the future promise. The truth is, where Jesus is, there is the Kingdom. No, we have not received all we have been promised, and so we l... Read More
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