Monday December 15, 2025

Matthew 21:23-27

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

Have you noticed that our Lord almost always got in trouble whenever he entered the temple or synagogue? In fact the spirit is at work in him whenever he is outside these places which are meant to be houses of prayer but have become places of politics. He heals when he is at Simon’s house or walking by some street corner. But when he enters “sacred places” something happens to him.

My thought for the day is find yourself a place where the spirit moves freely in and through you and grow there. That is your place of ministry. Some people thrive in an office, others thrive in the field while others thrive whenever they do numbers. Sometimes we spend too much time trying to fit a circle in a square box.

Peace and many many blessings to you.