Read Matthew 19 – Jesus gets to the heart of the questions – When I was full of skepticism, I had my list of questions. They were the usual ones, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” “Was Jesus an actual person or legend?” “Is the bible true?” I sent them to the pastor, expecting an email in return or maybe a sit down discussion. Instead, he ordered a book for me. It answered all of my questions. By reading it, I realized that had the pastor answered my questions, I would have been so busy thinking up the next question I would not have received the answers. What are your questions really asking?
The Pharisees are trying to trip Jesus up on questions (:3). He gets to the heart of the matter by asking questions and reminding them of God’s original intent regarding marriage and divorce.
We get another moment of Jesus with the little children… They are so precious to him! He puts his hands upon their heads and blesses them (:15). Beloved, reread that section, :13-15, close your eyes, imagine his hands upon your head, imagine his words spoken over you. We all have that little child deep inside of us.
The next passage introduces us to a rich man. He considers himself a good man, yet he knows something is missing. He has that deep longing to be ‘good enough’. Jesus gives him such an incredible offer to sell his possessions, give to the poor, then come and follow Jesus. Our Scriptures could speak of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and this guy, but instead we never even learn his name because he could not let go of his earthly ties to come and follow Jesus. Beloved, is anything in your way?
Matthew 19
Judy in the Sky 