Matthew 13:52 He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

When Jesus came to be with us and teach us, He did not come to overthrow everything the prophets had brought to the people, He came to support it.

He did not come to uphold the laws man had included in the laws, rules which they had invented to help themselves, He came to uphold God’s rules!

We need to expand our faith by taking what Christ teaches us and applying it to our modern societies; stop upholding man’s own laws and uphold Jesus’ ministry!

Matthew 16:5 When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread.

How many times have you gone out of your way to do something for someone else only to forget to do the same thing for yourself when the time came?

I know I have done that a few times, so am not surprised the disciples forgot to take bread – they had got used to things happening around them and had probably plain forgot about their own food.

We should be more like this with God – so tied up with what we are doing with God we forget to do the simple things for ourselves…

When we do focus on God – He is focusing on us and will look after us!

Jeremiah 28:9 But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the Lord only if his prediction comes true.

Have you noticed how many things seem to be going wrong at the moment around the world? How many news channels are telling us the good things instead of focusing on the bad? Not a lot!

Hananiah delivered the message of peace coming to the land and nobody wanted to hear it because so many bad things were happening then too.

When the good times came, people looked back and knew then God had sent Hananiah.

We need to stick to the truth and keep telling it, no matter what goes on around us...