Beware - Matthew 7

 October 18, 2023- Morning Bible Reading and Meditation- Matthew 7KJV

For Mithcah Bible Baptist Church Bahrain Morning Devotional Bible Study- Thursday October 19, 2023

 

Topic: Beware

 

“15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”

 

After the beatitudes which The LORD JESUS taught Matthew 5KJV, the seeking of the Kingdom of GOD and His righteousness in Matthew 6KJV, at this Matthew 7KJV, He preached to His disciple warnings.

Note these things which will help us to beware:

BEWARE of:

1. Condemning others by judging them about the things they are doing. Judging others because we see something wrong with what they are doing is almost we already condemn them. The LORD said here:”Judge not that ye be not judge”  we all are sinners given bountiful grace by God to change. Sobefore we judge others, let us look first to ourselves. v1-5 There is only One Judge, who will judge the quick and the dead.. 2Timothy 4:1

2. Cohabiting with the wrong faith, company or person; sharing the good news to the one who is not willing to accept, giving love or ideas, particularly within a relationship; whether it be being in the company of, befriend with, or in living in as a couple. v.6 always and ever, a believer will end up drained, anxious or loser; from being mocked, used and manipulated. The good news, the genuine ideas, and the love and compassion we wholeheartedly gave will mostly be just a laughing stock; our good deeds will be abused, if not taken for granted. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, desiring to be in the right company, friend or partner? Just beware; make sure also to ourselves that we are worthy of what we are asking for. There is no shortcut or easy way to achieved it. All good things are achievable through patience, endurance, diligence and hardship. Not so simple; not like in acquiring the salvation and eternal life in heaven. V. 7-9

 

3. Communing with the false teachers who teaches false doctrine. They are many out there and they are almost there in every corner. They can be known through the fruit they bear.2 John 5-11, And in the day of the judgement, they will be judged; rejected and will be refused by The LORD V.15-23

 

4. Contriving – Building our earthly home in a solid ground not in the sand: V. 24-27 This is metaphorically spoken by The LORD; comparing them who hear His words to a wise man who build his house upon a rock. The rock which He mentioned here is Him: who is the Rock of our salvation, while the opposite is the foolish man who build his house upon the sand: them who trusted in earthly powers, theories and studies of man, and all manmade beliefs; of whom destruction will surely be great. 2 Timothy 2:15-18

 

We believers need not to harm ourselves by trying the other way around. For we already knew the cost we have to pay should we be allured to taste the delicacies concocted and savored by the confused and the enemies of GOD. Let us all beware to even try or adventure to take them in; just to try whether if the saying of The LORD is true or not. For everything and everyone will surely fall sooner in His hand. Again the sayings: we all have the freedom to choose what we want in our life to happen, but we can never choose the result and its consequence. 

It is always Better to be safe than sorry..

 

Take The LORD JESUS CHRIST’s words as it is and be blessed everyday and ever. 

 

Good morning!

 

Matthew 7KJV

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.