Tag: Michael Carr

Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-39 We find ourselves in a fragile and vulnerable human body looking for a way…

Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first. Matthew 19:29-30 Fear and sin forces us…

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you not seven times but seventy times seven.” Matthew 18:21-22 Peter asked this question to define a boundary for unforgiveness. It is just like us humans…

For where two or three come together in My name, there am I with them. Matthew 18:20 Fear thrives when it can promote isolation, division and rumor. It is in this division and disunity that fear gains power and influence among men and groups of people. It is a lot easier to fear trouble when…

What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? Matthew 16:26 When we pursue a lifestyle of anger, bitterness and unforgiveness, we follow the world’s advice. When we follow this path, we place ourselves in…

If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Me will find it. Matthew 16:24b-25 We human beings love destinations. We like to know where we are going and how…

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Fear is a weighty, oppressive and tormenting monster that sucks the life, energy and ambition out of our lives. Fear is never satisfied until it totally consumes and annihilates its victims. Jesus has invited us to come…

So, do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed or hidden that will not be made known. Matthew 10:26 Our grief, fear and pain deepen when we are physically or emotionally abused. These sorrows are made more intense when we feel like our abuser will not be discovered…

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 Here is a way to approach the Lord. When we make our…

But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:33-34 In the world, we seek to build our own kingdom and proclaim our own…