St Matthew, Chapter 15, verses: 31, Jesus Heals: They all marvelled.

Our paragraph topic is:  (Jesus heals the suffering) Part 2.     

He had no place to lay his head.  He had no money to by food.  He had no job to pay for his clothing.  But he gave what he had to give.  He gave to the lame, he gave to the blind, he gave to the sick, he gave to the crippled, he gave to to all.  He walked this earth to experience this life.  He suffered the emotions that we all suffer, pain, joy, sadness, love, happiness.  He was human. He came to suffer the punishment for our sins.  He was Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

How do you believe that you will be cured of cancer?  How do you ask for something that you can not imagine?  How do you have faith that your prayers will be answered when you have not had them answered before?  How do you understand that you can move a mountain and it will cast itself into the sea, if you have not seen this done before?  How do you see in your mind the power of the devil when you do not believe that he has power? 

How do you know that there is a God , there is a heaven, when you have no experience of its existence?  Is this fiction?  Is this something that you can believe?  Is this something that you can rely upon to be real?  We say we believe.  We say we know that there is a heaven.  We speak of it as though we understand what we say.  Yet we cling to life here on earth as though it was the most precious thing in the universe.  The things that are of God are not the things that are of man.  We marvel at a miracle and say that we believe. 

The crowds marvelled at Christ and the miracles that he brought forth.   So that the crowds marvelled to see the dumb speak, the lame walk, and the blind see.   And they glorified the God of Israel.

They all glorified the God of Israel.  They did not belong to the Jewish faith.  They were not the chosen children of Israel.  But they knew of the God of Israel and they gave glory to his name.  They saw with their eyes the miracles.  They felt with their hearts the change that was in the air.  For so many were cured, so many were made whole, so many were rejoicing who had no joy in their lives.  Joy was in the air.  Happiness was on the mouths of the people.  And they gave glory to the God of Israel.  They all marvelled.

Be watchful.  Be vigilant.  Be rejoiceful that the God of Israel and our God is with us.  Marvel at the his miracles and not the miracles of man.  For the world wants you to sleep.  The world wants you to rejoice in its miracles, its joys, its happiness.  The world wants you to forget the marvels of God .  The world wants you to become immersed in the day to day workings so that you forget to marvel at the miracles of God. 

Be not conformed to this world.  Be vigilant.  Be watchful of going to sleep in this world.  For its riches, its desires, its passions, its love, its sin will engulf you and lead you down the path to destruction.  Wake up from your slumber and know that Christ died that you may have eternal life, everlasting, in heaven and not on this earth.  Do not be fooled.  Seek the wisdom of the Lord and you will know the truth. 

Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself.  Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding.   Read it for knowledge.   Read it for faith.   Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ.   The Holy Spirit awaits you.   Christ seeks to know you.   Open the door and let him in! 

St Matthew, Chapter 15, verses: 29 - 30, Jesus Heals: Great Crowds come.

Our paragraph topic is:  (Jesus heals the suffering) Part 1.   

The Canaanite woman was healed and her daughter was cleansed of the demon that possessed her.  Jesus then departed that place.  He followed a path that led him along the sea of Galilee.  And the news spread of his whereabouts.  The word was alive.  The word took root.  The word of God was spoken in the villages, in the towns, in the market place where all could hear of this man called Christ who was called a prophet.  The word spread of this man called Christ who performed great miracles.  The word was alive.  And some called him the Messiah that has been spoken of for many years.

And they came.  They came from the villages.  They came from the towns.  They came from the market places.  They came from the temples and the synagogues and from the places of worship.  For the Christ had come and many wanted to see.  Many wanted to know.  Many wanted to touch that they may be healed.  For the lowly came.  And the down trodden came.  And the cripple came, and the lame, and the blind, and the deaf, and the lepers came.  All came because they had been cast out.  They had been set aside as outcasts.  They were the scourge of society and no one thought of them as people.  But they came to Christ who saw them as children.  They came that he might heal them and make them whole.

And when Jesus had departed from there, he went along the sea of Galilee; and he went upthe mountain and sat there.  And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the dumb, the blind,the lame, the maimed,and many others; and they set them down at his feet and he cured them.


The word had no Ipad in those days.  The word had no Internet.  The word had no Facebook, or YouTube, or Twitter to spread its message.  The word only had itself and how it affected those who heard it.  The word only had itself and how it moved those who saw it in action.  The word only had itself and how it transformed those who knew it to be the truth.  And the word spread throughout the land and brought great crowds to Christ who sat on the mountain side and waited for those to come who were rejected by the world.

Hear the word today.  For the word is on Facebook.  The word is on YouTube.  The word is on twitter.  And the word will spread to those who hear it.  The word will spread to those who know it.  The word will spread to those who seek it.  For the word is truth.  The word is knowledge.  The word is wisdom.  The word is not of this world but it will lead you down the narrow path of salvation for those who follow.  Will you follow?  Will you seek to know?  Will you desire to find the one truth in life that will bring you to the truth of who you are in Christ? 

Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ.  Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself.  Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another but read it for understanding.  Read it for knowledge.  Read it for faith.  Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ.  The Holy Spirit awaits you.  Christ seeks to know you.  Open the door and let him in!

St Matthew, Chapter 15, verses: 28, The Lost Children of God: Let it be done.

Our paragraph topic is: (The Canaanite woman) Part 7.

And the Canaanite woman crawled up from the depths of her heart, admitted to her wrongs and begged Christ for crumbs.  She begged for forgiveness and asked for crumbs.  She begged for healing and asked for crumbs.  She begged for understanding and asked for crumbs.  She gave her heart and asked for crumbs.  For Christ saw the faith in her.  He saw the love in her.  He saw the hope in her and he knew what was in her heart.

In her heart was a need.  In her heart was a desire.  In her heart was a hope.  In her heart was the word that brought her out of the village into the wilderness to meet Christ.  In her heart was the belief that Christ was the one who would save her daughter.  She knew when he spoke to her.  She knew in her heart that he had the power.  She knew in her heart that he had the truth.  She knew in her heart that what she had heard about him was true because of the words he spoke to her concerning the children.  And yet she still believed.

For she had searched everywhere for a cure.  She had asked everyone for help.  She had sought the wisest and the knowledgeable and none could help.  But when she came to Christ she knew that he was the one.  For Christ saw beyond her need.  Christ saw into her heart.  Christ saw into her soul and knew the medicine that would help.  But Christ did not just want to cure her daughter.  He wanted to cure the Canaanite woman also. 

So Christ posed a cure that would bring forth the deep seated beliefs from her soul and cleanse her of her wrongs.  And the Canaanite woman opened herself and allowed her soul to be cleansed.  She admitted her wrongs.  She spoke forth the errors in her beliefs.  And she humbled herself before Christ and asked for the crumbs from his table that she may be healed.  And Christ saw her humility.  Christ saw her desire.  Christ saw her belief and opened the door for her prayers to be answered.   Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is thy faith!   Let it be done to thee as thou wilt." And her daughter was healed from that moment.

The Canaanite is an example to us today.  She heard the word of Christ and set out to find him.  She found him and she worshipped him.  She praised him and he opened her heart.  And she humbled herself and Christ healed her and her daughter.  It was her belief in what she heard that drove her.  It was her desire to know that led her.  It was her hope in him that humbled her.  And it was her faith in him that healed her.  Many today hear the word but do not seek.   Many find but do not worship him who gave.  Many praise but do not open their hearts.  And many have faith but do not humble themselves because they live in a world that holds them, a world of their bodies.

My own journey led me to him.  My own path took me through many tricks and turns on the path to him.  It was only as a last resort that I turned to him for help.  And in seeking that help I gave up everything else.  I released all ties to this world.  I wanted to establish ties with him.  What do you seek?  What are your desires?  Do you wish to know?  Do you seek to find?  Christ awaits you that you may receive your treasures.  Christ awaits you that you may know the truth of who you are.

Come follow the path that I followed!  Come read the truth that was given to me! Come seek the knowledge that has been before mankind for ages yet hidden by the world!  Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ.  And in that knowledge will come the Advocate who will teach, who will guide, who will protect, who will provide, and who will reveal the kingdom of heaven where Christ Jesus our lord awaits with loving arms.