Weekly Scripture 2-8-2026

Answer:

This comes from Matthew

__:__-__And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

*Nobody likes to suffer. Sometimes God will take trials and use them to shape us into the Christians that He wants us to be. Most likely the disciples were afraid anyway, just because of the storm they had been sent into, then when they saw what they believed at first to be a ghost, that really put the fear into them. Assurance of God's presence even in storms and trials that we face gives us confidence and comfort knowing that He is in control of any and every situation. If the disciples would have avoided this storm they would not have been able to see the abilities and the power of Jesus at work. God wants to show us His might and power as well.

Weekly Scripture 2-1-2026

Answer: Hebrews 4:1

This comes from Hebrews

__:__Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

*Do you tend to be the type of a person who rushes around a lot trying to get as much done as you possibly can, and then you realize while occupied with the things you had just accomplished more things are waiting on your attention? The verse above is not about passivity, but it is about a Sabbath of the soul. It is a spiritual rest that comes from trust and dependence upon the Lord. God doesn't want us running around trying to accomplish things on our own, He wants us to rest in His strength, and allow Him to be our source of strength. As Christians we are called to walk daily with the assurance that our Lord is more than sufficient to supply every one of our needs. Think about it for a little bit, if you are resting how can you be worrying at the same time? It is not possible to do that. Now, if you believe that God supplies all of our needs, isn't time to accomplish the task that He sends us to do also something that we need? He can supply that too, but we have to allow Him to do it and set our priorities and our attitudes toward the work.