Questions in Matthew

Q: If asked for a fish will he give a serpent?

Matthew 7:10  

Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

Q: How much more shall your Father give good things to them that ask?

Matthew 7:11

If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Q: do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Matthew 7:16  

By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

Q: many will say, Lord have we not cast out devils?

Matthew 7:22  

Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’

Q: why are we fearful?

Matthew 8:26  

He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

Thought

The holy heart can be hurt.  But it answers injury with love and prayer and forgiveness…W. E. McCumber

Smile

God warns us that seeking our own brand of contentment apart from Him is futile, for "the bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.”…Marsha Crockett