Salt & Light in the 21st Century

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This week’s passage: Matthew 7:15-20 Cult leader David Koresh once told a reporter, “If the Bible is true, I’m Christ.”. That statement should have sent every one of his followers running for the hills, but honestly there were probably many smaller signs before that! Somehow this man was able to convince people that he was Christ, or at the very least a prophet. This incident had a very public and tragic end, but there are many other, less obvious situations that can cause believers to be deceived and non-believers to think they have been saved by Christ. Jesus explained the dangers of listening to others instead of being in the Word ourselves. He warned that there would be those whose agenda would be to keep us from His loving salvation. “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” (Matthew 7:15) “And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in lo

This week’s passage: Matthew 7:7-14 Ask In His Name Want to know more about God? Ask Him! Seek the scriptures because it is all there, knock on His door in prayer. The world tells us that scripture is too confusing, but this couldn’t be further from the truth for the believer. The more time we spend in scripture, the more we see that each book, chapter, verse, and word builds our understanding of God’s love and provision. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8 ESV) Jesus tells us not to give up, even when the world is clouding our eyes and minds, we are to be persistent, keep praying for God to give us wisdom and discernment so that we may be confident in Him and He can show us how to forgive, love and encourage one another as He does us. “Or whi