The Way Matt Sees It

Jesus says that if we seek, we will find (Matthew 7:7).   Everyone in the world is seeking something.   The question is: what are you seeking?   “WHY?” PEOPLE These people seek excuses.   And they always find them.   There’s always an excuse for everything.   And that’s the thing.   If we are looking for excuses, we can always find one.   When God first calls Moses to lead the people out of Egypt, Moses makes excuses like he isn’t a good public speaker, the people won’t believe him, etc. (Exodus 3:11-4:14).   Moses was afraid to leave the comfort of his home to follow God into the unknown. “WHY NOT?” PEOPLE These people seek opportunities.   And opportunities usually present themselves as problems.   But if we are seeking opportunities, they will come our way.   One of the best examples of a “Why Not?” person in the Bible is the Ethiopian eunuch.   When the Ethiopian learned about being baptized, he bas...

If you haven’t seen the Noah trailer yet, you definitely need to.  I’m super excited for it; it looks so good!  And with Russell Crowe playing Noah, you know it’s going to be awesome.  THE CREATOR SPEAKS At one part in the trailer, Anthony Hopkins (playing a currently unknown character…possibly Methuselah or Cain?) says to Noah that the Creator speaks to Noah, and that he must trust that it’s in a way Noah can understand.   When I heard that, I thought it was really cool.   The “Creator” speaks to Noah?   That’s awesome! Then I realized: The Creator speaks to me .   LIMITED CONTACT Imagine having a long-distance relationship with a girlfriend or boyfriend (or in my case, fiancée!).   Your only communication with them was through texting.   Not only that, but you only texted once a year!   That wouldn’t be much of a relationship, right? This is the entire reason Jesus came down and was born as a man, lived a sinless...