Gospel Matthew study

14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. 16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.” (Matthew 8:14-17)
Here we see that the Lord Jesus went to Peter’s house, saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever, and he healed her. Many people were possessed by demons, the Lord Jesus cast out the demons with a word and also healed all the sick people.
41 Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah. (Luke 4:41)
In this parallel passage in the Gospel of Luke, it says that after the demons were cast out, they wanted to speak, but the Lord Jesus did not allow them to speak. In the spiritual world, there is God, the Devil Satan, there are also angels and the demons or the evil spirits. If a person interacts with the spiritual world, such as practicing Qigong, some might be possessed by the demons. All demons recognize the Lord Jesus and know that the Lord Jesus is the Son of God and the Christ, but the Lord Jesus didn’t allow them to speak.
17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” (Mark 16:17-18)
The Lord Jesus not only healed the sick and cast out demons in the Biblical time, but now He still heals the sick and casts out demons through His believers and disciples. I have heard testimonies about these. I have also prayed for some people’s sickness and pain, and the Lord healed them, some were healed immediately, some were healed after a period of time, some were fully healed, and some were partially healed, some were not healed for the moment. Thank the Lord and glory to the Lord.
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⁷ “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. ⁹ “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰ Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 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!  (Matthew 7:7-11)
Here the Lord Jesus says, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.” What is being asked for here? From verse 11 we can see that they are good gifts. What good gifts are they? From the parallel passage Luke 11:13, we know that the good gifts here refer to the Holy Spirit,  That is the heavenly Father is willing to give Holy Spirit to those who ask Him. But you may not receive it as soon as you ask. You should ask until you receive, seek until you find, and knock until the door is opened. Asking for the Holy Spirit here means asking for the Lord Himself and ask for His presence.
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 ¹ “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. ² For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. ³ “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? ⁴ How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? ⁵ You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. ⁶ “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. (Matthew 7:1-6)
Here the Lord Jesus teaches people not to judge. If you judge others, you will be judged. in the same way you judge others, you will be judged. You see the speck in the brother’s eye, but I don’t see the log in my own eye. Log in the eye blind people from seeing their own problems.
¹¹ Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. ¹² There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor? (James 4:11-12)
Here James tells people not to criticize or judge one another. There is only one who can judge, that is God or the Lord Jesus. We cannot stand in God’s place to judge other people .
The Lord Jesus continued to say, do not give your holy things to dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine. Holy things are things from God, spiritual things. The Lord Jesus said not to give these things to dogs, and to throw your pearls and precious things to pigs, because they do not know their preciousness. Here the Lord Jesus says not to give holy things or precious things to people who don’t appreciate them.
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²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? ²⁸ “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. ²⁹ Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ³⁰ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? ³¹ So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:25-34)
Here the Lord Jesus teaches us not to worry about what we will eat, drink, or wear. God watches over the birds of the air and clothes the flowers of the field, how much more will he take care of us. If we seek first God’s kingdom and His righteousness, all these things will be added to us. What does it mean to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness? The kingdom of God is the kingship of God. The words of the Bible are the words of God. The words of God are the words of righteousness. The words of God are the righteousness of God. The words of God are the will of God. If people do the will of God and live under his kingship, God will take care of them, if we put the God’s kingdom and His righteousness first, God will provide for our needs.
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²² “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. ²³ But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! (Matthew 6:22-23)
The Lord Jesus said, “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.” This refers to spiritual eye, spiritual sight, and spiritual insight. The eyes are healthy means the eyes are single, before this passage it talks about lay treasures in heaven, not on the earth, after this passage it says, “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Here it says that a person cannot serve both God and money. This passage is sandwiched between the two and connected with them. A person with healthy eyes perceive God and serving God, treasures in heaven, spiritual things are precious. People with healthy eyes, the whole body will be full of light, their spiritual life will shine for the Lord and glorify God, but unhealthy eyes cannot perceive God, the treasures in heaven, spiritual things as precious.
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
Here the Lord Jesus says that He is the light of the world. Those who follow Him will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life and live in the light.
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¹⁹ “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰ But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:19-21)

Here the Lord Jesus tells us not to store up treasures on earth, because treasures on earth don’t last, they can be eaten by moths, rusted, and stolen by thieves. The Lord Jesus wants us to store up treasures in heaven, where no moths will eat, won’t be rusted, and no thieves will steal. How can we store up treasures in heaven? When we give to the needy and the poor, the Lord will remember us, and we will store up treasures in heaven. The Lord Jesus also said that where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. If your treasure is on earth, and your heart is on earth, if your treasure is in heaven, and your heart is in heaven. Let us store up treasures in heaven, for treasures in heaven last forever.
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¹⁶ “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. ¹⁷ But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, ¹⁸ so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. (Matthew 6:16 -18)

Here is what the Lord Jesus taught about fasting. The Lord Jesus said that when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, that is, the Pharisees, who deliberately let others know that they are fasting. The Lord Jesus said that they have received their reward. The Lord Jesus said that when you fast, do not let others know that you are fasting, your heavenly Father, who see in secret, will reward you.
Generally, you do not eat during fasting, but you can drink water or beverages. People who are in poor health can do a partial fast, such as eating only vegetables or fruits, no meat, or just no desserts. Fasting helps you to control the flesh. Fasting and prayer can improve the effectiveness of prayer, some prayers are only answered by fasting. When fasting, you can get closer to God and feel God’s presence. This is a reward from the Heavenly Father.
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