God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the King of Israel!" John 12:13 (NIV) They hear of Him. They know He is coming. People start getting excited. People do what they can to prepare Him away. They... Continue Reading →
‘You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me." John 12:8 (NIV) Judas makes a cynical remark about Mary´s gift to Jesus. He is unhappy to see her waste such expensive perfume by pouring it all out on Jesus´ feet. He says that the money could have been used... Continue Reading →
"Leave her alone," Jesus replied. "It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.’ John 12:7 (NIV) Jesus is at the table. So is the man whom He restored to life. Mary opens an expensive perfume and uses the whole bottle on washing Jesus´ feet. She uses her own... Continue Reading →
"What are we accomplishing?" they asked. "Here is this man performing many miraculous signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation." John 11:48 (NIV) Jesus saves a person from the grave. He brings him... Continue Reading →
The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go." John 11:44 (NIV) Jesus calls and the man who was dead woke up and came out of the tomb. He is still... Continue Reading →
‘I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me." John 11:42 (NIV) Why is it that we Christians are offended if anyone questions our belief? Is there more healing and restoration to God if and when we... Continue Reading →
Then Jesus said, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" Mark 11:40 (NIV) Jesus is still moved. He approaches the tomb where His friend is buried. Time has gone by. The last thing people think is that Jesus can still do something about the situation. Jesus... Continue Reading →
Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" John 11:35-36 (NIV) We have all heard of the love of God, but do we still sometimes find it hard to think that Jesus really gets worked up over us? There are just times when we get to feeling sorry for ourselves. Things aren´t... Continue Reading →
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. John 11:33 (NIV) Have we suffered the loss of a loved one or friend? Have we witnessed the silent reverence of spirit when the breath of life is removed from someone... Continue Reading →
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;’ John 11:25 (NIV) Those who would encourage others to look to the Lord already have a big job. It is not easy and not natural for mankind to accept ideas and concepts that... Continue Reading →
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