"Now Hear This - Jesus Has Something To Say"

After Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist the Spirit led him into the wilderness where he was tempted by the devil to deny all that he was and the mission the Father had sent him to accomplish. He had already fasted forty days in preparation for this encounter and he was prepared to face the devil and his lies. Failing to convince Jesus to follow him, the devil finally left him and angels came to tend to his needs.

Soon after, John was imprisoned by Herod and when Jesus learned of this he returned to Galilee and ended up in Capernaum, which was to fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah 9:1-2.

"......the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. From that time on Jesus began to preach". Matthew 4:16-17

Very soon afterward he began to call selected disciples to follow him as he went to the surrounding villages to begin his preaching ministry, just as Isaiah had predicted many hundreds of years before. He healed many sick with all manner of diseases and afflictions while he preached the good news that Isaiah had prophesied. Word spread quickly and soon multitudes were following him and his disciples throughout that mountainous region.


"Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him and he began to teach them."  

What follows at Matthew 5-6-7 is the iconic Sermon On The Mount.

We today definitely need "a great light" since we have become surrounded by darkness and live again in the "darkness.....of the shadow of death."

Although Jesus intent is not to give the people (or us) some comforting words to help us deal with the current pandemic, but to share with those multitudes the words the Father had sent him to preach to the people who were oppressed by the rulers/politicians of that time, however his words can truly heal our spirits too. Our collective life today has become VERY different from what it was even a month or two ago. So, I want to share some thoughts with you from Jesus which can hopefully impart a sense of something far greater than COVID 19. Although I am not in any way a medically trained professional, nor an expert in psychology, Jesus is both. I firmly believe his words can help us too.

So here is what I am proposing: lets walk together through these simple, powerful, beautiful, convicting words from God the Father as He speaks through His Son whom He sent for this very purpose, to give us some light in our darkness.

Please pray with me and for me as we launch into this together and you might even want to read Matthew 5 to begin. I would also encourage you begin to think of someone you know who might benefit from this journey through these Words of Jesus, the good news. HALLELUJAH!