Twin Tiers Bible Fellowship

A short devotion from Matthew 4 Matthew 4:4- But he answered, It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ What is the bread that we cling to for our own survival instead of looking to God? In this pandemic world of uncertainty, many people are looking to the wrong things. A person can make it without toilet paper. A person can make it without three square meals a day. A person can make it without money. A person ca...n make it without their health. A person can make it without their life. What I mean is that the most important thing, beyond your life savings or even your very life, is an eternal relationship with Jesus Christ. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? I would much rather lose the whole world and gain my soul, and with a perspective like that, the things of this earth grow strangely dim as something greater and more lasting comes into focus. To put the above verse in context, Jesus had just fasted for forty days and nights and was being tempted by the devil. The devil told Jesus to command the stones to become bread, and Jesus quoted the above scripture. Jesus was obviously very hungry. He needed bread or some other type of food to survive. Yet he shows very clearly here that the physical things of this world pale in comparison to the spiritual things. People are hoarding up everything that they think they might need. My challenge for all of us is to hoard up the Word of God. Shouldn’t it go without saying that we should seek after the heart of God more than we seek after a roll of toilet paper or a bottle of hand sanitizer. Unlike these things, God is infinite, and we will find as we seek Him out that there is enough of Him for everyone. In these troubled times, there is peace if one seeks after the things that really matter.

Matthew 3:2- Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. This is a message that is always relevant to us all because our natural tendency is to forget God and move away from him. At any point in our lives, we either need to be reminded to turn back towards God or to be encouraged to have a spirit that is ready and willing to turn back to God the moment we go astray. Jesus says to keep on in the spirit of repentance. Turning back to God is not a one time thing. It is a life attitude, and a humble recognition that I am prone to wander and need a shepherd that will continually call me back to himself.

A short devotion from Matthew 2 Matthew 2:4&5a- and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, In Bethlehem of Judea... What is remarkable about this verse is not that the priests and scribes knew the location of Christ’s birth but that they were alerted to it by the arrival of the wise men from the east and seemingly did nothing. These people had been waiting for the Messiah for centuries,... and their whole existence was tied up in their religion, yet foreigners who were unaware of the Jewish traditions and scriptures and lowly shepherds were the only ones that the Bible records as visiting baby Jesus. Even at his birth, the priests and scribes showed that they were more interested in their customs and traditions than in getting to know Jesus. This is an important point for us to remember, as many of us have grown up in Christian homes and been raised in a society that has given us as much access to the gospel as ever before. May we not view ourselves as godly yet fail to make our way to Jesus.

A short devotion from Matthew 1: Just Like Joseph. Matthew 1:19- And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. Mary was pregnant, and Joseph knew it wasn’t by him. The obvious conclusion was that she had committed adultery. ... In this verse we see the character of Joseph, a man whom God chose to raise His own son and to set an example for us. Despite believing he had been deeply wronged, Joseph did not seek to shame Mary. He kept her best interest in mind and acted righteously despite the betrayal he must have felt. Let us all learn from Joseph to act in the best interest of those around us even when we feel justified in our negative feelings. Then we, like Joseph, will be considered just.

Tomorrow is our fellowship dinner at 12:30PM. All are welcome from the community!