#Matthew Henry

[thengrace]

“In times of great difficulty and great expectation, it is our wisdom to keep our spirits calm, quiet, and sedate; for then we are in the best frame both to do our own work and to consider the work of God.”

— Matthew Henry on Exodus

#quote #quotes #mine #exodus #matthew henry

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Christ's followers cannot expect better treatment in the world than their Master had.

Matthew Henry

#Christians #expectations #persecution #ill treatment #Jesus #Matthew Henry #Christian Quotes

[tabernacleheart]

...The charity of men [must concur] with the mercy of God for the relief of the distressed. Nature has provided remedies, but men must provide hospitals.

Matthew Henry

#Matthew henry #Mercy #Cooperation with God #Charity

[craigtowens]

Links & Quotes

Some links and quotes that caught my eye this week.

Romans 8:28 tells us that God uses ALL things to accomplish His purpose for our lives. Too many times I tried to rush through things without getting anything out of it. I have lots of new content every week, which you can check out on my YouTube channel. He is 98 years old and he’s still busy serving other people! I pray we can all be as selfless and vibrant in ministering to others until the…

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[christ-our-glory]

Everything is a loss without Christ

Philippians 3:3-8 For we are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh— although I once also had confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law, a Pharisee; regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.

But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them filth, so that I may gain Christ

Paul had quite the resume. He was a renowned Pharisee, and he was taught by the most prominent teacher of the Law in those times, Gamaliel (Acts 22:3). He was likely the one to have commanded and oversaw the first death by stoning of the first Christian martyr, Stephen (Acts 7:58).

Yet, Paul saw his life and accomplishments as "filth," which is the word σκύβαλα (fecal matter). It is worth saying that although this word is highly controversial, most saying it’s animal dung to a few others saying it’s a vulgar word, it is doubtful Paul had any vulgarity in mind considering his own words in Ephesians 4:29. Personally, I can’t help but think back to Isaiah 64:6, and I wonder if Paul used the same shock and awe tactic that Isaiah used to describe our “filthy rags” deeds of ours.

All his gains were incomparable to knowing Jesus. All his losses were actually considered a gain to him. He considered all his righteousness, losses, zeal, sacrifice, and suffering worth it in order that he may gain Jesus. To follow Jesus and His Word is worth any sacrifice we may have to do.

Before Paul followed Christ, he thought his works would save him. He had a work-based faith. After becoming a Christian, he realized it is faith that saves, not works (Ephesians 2:8-9). Those who have been saved by faith will produce good works (Ephesians 2:10).

I'll end this with the notes of Matthew Henry regarding Paul:

“He submitted to all the disgrace and suffering which attended the profession and preaching of the gospel. When he embarked in the Christian religion, he ventured all in it, and suffered the loss of all for the privileges of being a Christian... The New Testament never speaks of saving grace in any terms of diminution, but on the contrary represents it as the fruits of the divine Spirit and the image of God in the soul of man... The apostle had his heart upon Christ as his righteousness. He desired to win Christ, as the running wins the prize, as the sailor makes the port he is bound for. The expression intimates that we have need to strive for and after Him.”

#Matthew Henry #Christian quotes #Christian #Christianity #know Christ #Pharisee #accomplishment #motivation #inspiration #martyr #follow Jesus #Holy Bible #Holy Scripture #Bible verses #church #faith #religion #suffering

[crucifiedwithhim]

God has a bottle and a book for his people's tears... - Matthew Henry

#matthew henry #bible #believers

[petitefleuriste]

—Matthew Henry

#matthew henry #job

[focr]

"The ship that has Christ in it, though it may be tossed, cannot sink; the bush that has God in it, though it may burn, shall not consume."

Matthew Henry

#focr #focr 53 #oceans #matthew henry #quote

[relationaltherapist]

When prayers are rather the language of lust than of grace, they will return empty. Matthew Henry

Therefore, protect the intimacy within, where He abides with you. Attention on Him fuels my spiritual life.

#matthew henry #prayer #lust #grace

[thengrace]

“The strongest consolations, in time of trouble, are those which are borrowed from Christ, our relation to him, our interest in him, and our expectations of him and from him.”

— Matthew Henry on Isaiah

#quote #quotes #matthew henry #mine

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

"God’s promises are to be the guide and measure of our desires and expectations." Matthew Henry

#God #divine promise #guide #desires #expectations #Matthew Henry #Christian Quotes

[tabernacleheart]

[Obstinate sinners] do the devil’s lusts, the lusts which he would have [his servants] to fulfil; [such sinful men] gratify and please him, and comply with his temptation, and are led captive by him at his will; [they even] do those lusts which the devil himself fulfils. Fleshly lusts and worldly lusts the devil tempts men to; but, being a spirit, he cannot fulfil them himself. The [particular and signature] lusts of the devil are spiritual wickedness; the lusts of the intellectual powers, and their corrupt reasonings; pride and envy, and wrath and malice; enmity to that which is good, and enticing others to that which is evil; these are lusts which the devil fulfils, and those who are under the dominion of these lusts resemble the devil, as the child does the parent. The more there is of contemplation of sin, and contrivance to sin, and secret complacency in sin, the more that sin resembles the lusts of the devil, [because] the more there is of the will in these lusts, the more there is of the devil in them. When sin is committed of choice and not by surprise, with pleasure and not with reluctancy, when it is persisted in with a daring presumption and a desperate resolution... then the sinner [is said to] do [not only his own, but even] the devil’s lusts. ...See what reason we have to stand upon our guard against the wiles of the devil, and never to hearken to him (for he is a murderer, and certainly aims to do us mischief, even when he speaks fair), and to wonder that he who is the murderer of the children of men should yet be, by their own consent, so much their master. 

Matthew Henry

#a vital warning #this is actually terrifying #the terror of sin #the devil #The wages of sin is death #Sin #satanism #Evil #Matthew Henry #Lust #Obstinacy #Willful sin #The devil is not your friend #Satan

[craigtowens]

Gratitude Is A Shield

Gratitude is our attitude protector—it’s our shield against anything that would seek to steal our joy! I have a couple of thoughts of how you can best use this shield.

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/gratitude-is-a-shield.mp3 Gratitude is a great attitude. It sets you apart from the crowd of complainers, and it causes people to ask, “What do you know that we don’t know?”       Wouldn’t you just love to silence the…

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#Calvary Assembly of God #complaints #Gospel of Luke #Gospel of Matthew #gratitude #John Henry Jowett #joy #Matthew Henry #Philippians #poem #quotes #rejoice #salt #sermon #Shel Silverstein #thankfulness #video

[christ-our-glory]

We know that we are "wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14), that God's "way is perfect" (Psalm 18:30), and we also know "God [does not] lie... [nor would He] change His mind" (Numbers 23:19).

A perfect, unchanging, and truthful God is very good news to sinful people who view right as wrong and wrong as right depending on the day. We might change but I’m thankful that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). The words of this unchanging Christ “will not pass away” (Matthew 24:35).

Whatever was wrong thousands of years ago, it is still wrong today. Consider the words of the apostle Paul to those who used to sin like this: “such were some of you” (1 Corinthians 6:11). There was a visible change found in those who used to live for sin. As noted by Matthew Henry, “The Greek word [in 1 Cor. 6:11] is tauta—such things were some of you, very monsters rather than men... How glorious a change does grace make! It changes the vilest of men into saints and the children of God. Such were some of you, but you are not what you were.”

You can mutilate your body, use hormones, wear makeup, and change the laws to make yourself feel accepted but you will always be how God made you be.

Nothing you do can change God's design. Repent of your sins and be “washed,… sanctified,… [and] justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:11).

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[slave-of-the-lord-jesus-christ]

In the great things of religion be of one mind, but when there is not a unity of sentiment, let there be a union of affections.

-Matthew Henry’s Commentary

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[beyondcommonsense]

The Meaning of Life—Death

We never know the impact we are having on those around us. We don't need to know, we just need to live!

Sitting in a funeral home with people you don’t know is not one of my favorite pastimes, but when you are married to a pastor it happens. It’s always a time of reflection, especially when there isn’t much of an emotional connection. The conversations swirl around you about the pictures flashing on a screen. “ Is that Uncle _____? He was handsome!” “There’s Aunt_____. That was at _______’s…

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