Reading Matthew 8:23–27, we see a puzzling scene: Jesus is asleep in the middle of a violent storm, while His disciples are panicking, fearing for their lives. They wake Him up, crying, “Lord, save us: we perish!” Jesus responds, “Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?” Then He calms the wind and sea,…
Jesus Christ demonstrated great wisdom in the parables He shared throughout the Gospels. He wanted us to seek Him in order to understand their meaning and draw closer to Him. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Value (Matthew 13:44–46) both present the same concept: the Kingdom of Heaven is worth…
One of the most powerful weapons we have as human beings is our words. (Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.) tells us that our words can bring either life or death. The Word of God itself is so powerful…
When Jesus heard the news of John the Baptist’s death, He withdrew by boat to a quiet place (Matthew 14:13–14). Humanly speaking, grief is one of the hardest emotions we face. We often want solitude to process such loss. But Jesus teaches us a deeper way. Though He sought solitude, the crowd followed Him. Despite…
The Parable of the Sower is one of the most famous parables told by Jesus. He often narrated His parables in a way that only those who sought Him would understand their meaning. This story speaks of a farmer who went out to sow seed, with the seed falling on three kinds of ground—the stony…
“And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my…