Matthew 9: 14-15 Isa 58:1-9a / Psa 51 For You do not desire sacrifice, a burnt offering You would not accept. My sacrifice is a broken spirit; Lord, do not spurn a broken, humbled heart. (Psalm 51:18-19) If we wish to be a devout Follower of our Lord Jesus Christ, We must abstain and do [...]
Matthew 9: 14-17 Gn 27:1-5.15-29 / Ps 135 The days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then, they will fast. (Matthew 9:15) Death on the cross was the price That Jesus paid for our sins . . . Now that we’re renewed in Christ Why put ‘old wine’ into [...]
Matthew 9: 14-15 Is 58:1-9 / Ps 51 Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is with them? (Matthew 9:15) If we must go hungry for a day, Recall that Christ fasted for 40 days. The “Bridegroom” has been ‘taken away’, So why not fast a little today? The disciples of John came to [...]
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