Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 43, Feb 12)

Passage
Matthew Chapter Twelve

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

• Matthew 12
  • Mt 12:1-8 Lord of the Sabbath
    • ⁶ But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here! ⁷ If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice,^[c] you would not have condemned the innocent. ⁸ For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
      • 1 Sam 15:22,Heb 10:6, Ps 40:6
      • Mark 12:33
        • To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
      • Ps 51:16-17
        • You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
              you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
          ¹⁷ My sacrifice, O God, is^[b] a broken spirit;
              a broken and contrite heart
              you, God, will not despise.
  • Mt 12:9-14 Lawful to heal on the Sabbath
    • • • ¹² A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”
  • Mt 12:15-21  Fulfilled
    • Here is My Servant whom I have chosen,
      My beloved in whom My soul delights;
      I will put My Spirit on Him,
      and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
      ¹⁹ He will not argue or shout,
      and no one will hear His voice in the streets.
      ²⁰ He will not break a bruised reed,
      and He will not put out a smoldering wick,
      until He has led justice to victory.^{[f]
      21} The nations will put their hope in His name.^[g]
  • Mt 12:22-30House Divided
    • ²⁸ If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
    • ³⁰ Anyone who is not with Me is against Me, and anyone who does not gather with Me scatters.
    • Luke 11:23
  • Mt 12:31-32 Respect the Holy Spirit
    • ³¹ Because of this, I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against^[i] the Spirit will not be forgiven.^[j] 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the one to come.
  • Mt 12:33-35, tree and it’s fruit
  • Mt 12:36-37 judged by your words
    • ³⁶ I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.^[m] 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
  • Mt 12:38-42 Sign of Jonah
    • ⁴⁰ For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
  • Mt 12:43- 45 The return of an unclean sprit
    • ⁴⁴ Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ And returning, it finds the house vacant, swept, and put in order.
      • Acts 9:17, 
  • Mt 12:46-50 Eternal Relationships

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      ⁴⁸ But He replied to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” ⁴⁹ And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! ⁵⁰ For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother.”

Mindful Meditating

1. choose a verse,
2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
3.  example: Matt 12:12
4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

• ¹² A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”
• A MAN is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.
• A man IS worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.
• SO it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath..
• so IT is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath
• so it IS lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.

…and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

A Matthew Coloring Page by Ministry to Children  – though it can be good for adult meditating.

A coloring page of Hope from a collection, scroll down for Matt 12:21

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

1. Who is the servant of the Lord?
   1. Got Answers says it this way  about the Servant of the Lord in general.  Who do you think it is in THIS passage?
2. What do you think Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is?
   1. Got Questions explains it thus.
   2. Do you agree or disagree?

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

• Got Questions provides a detailed explanation of The Roman’s Road.
• Billy Graham’s version of the Plan of salvation.

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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