Matthew 4 – Thoughts From My Devotions

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Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; (Matthew 4:12)

The thought of fleeing danger for our own protection came to my mind here. Some people would say a Christian should never flee; always stand up for what’s right and suffer for Jesus! And I’m sure there are many times when that’s the right thing to do, but here, Jesus left a certain area, presumably because John had been cast into prison. The implication is that He didn’t want to be cast into prison, and so he left the area.

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Published by Jeff Voegtlin

Dr. Jeff Voegtlin has been in Christian service for over twenty years. He is an associate pastor at Fairhaven Baptist Church in Chesterton, Indiana, and a Vice President of Fairhaven Baptist College. As conductor of the church and schools' orchestra program, and overseer of the educational program of the college, his teaching has helped to train hundreds of young adults to prepare for full-time ministry. After completing a bachelor's degree from Fairhaven Baptist College, he received a master's degree in Bible from Pensacola Christian College. In 2007, he completed the requirements to finish a doctor's degree in education from Bob Jones University. Dr. Voegtlin is available for seminars in instrumental and choral music practice and philosophy, for education seminars, and to preach and present the college ministry.

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  1. I think it’s OK to flee. Paul left Thessalonica after 3 weeks because of how rough it got. I don’t think I’ve thought of that as an application of this text though. Jesus regularly said that it was not yet his time as an explanation for why. Interesting thought though.

  2. I hope most who read here can tell that these are JUST thoughts. I have never really studied out any of the passages for the “Thought From My Devotions.” They are only some of what “pops” into my head while reading that I can remember later and post.

    I guess what I’m saying is that these thought probably need refined and/or corrected many times and I welcome that.

  3. Hello! I like this site.

    Perhaps Jesus traveled directly into the territory of the enemy? Herod Antipas was ruler over Galilee. And he put John the Baptist in prison (Mat 14:3).

    How do I get e-mail updates from this site? How about RSS?

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