God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Here they crucified him, and with him two others--one on each side and Jesus in the middle. John 19:18 (NIV) They did it! They finally got their way! They achieved what they wanted to do. They got Jesus out of their picture. He is finally out of the scene for them; at least this is... Continue Reading →
So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). John 19:17 (NIV) There He goes. The Soldiers make Him load up His cross. Jesus trudges off towards His place of death. He is marching under the weight of... Continue Reading →
But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" "Shall I crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king but Caesar," the chief priests answered. John 19:15 (NIV) He is more than a bit scared. Pilate knows he is treading on thin ice. Perhaps deep in his heart he can sense a... Continue Reading →
Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin." John 19:11 (NIV) Would our spiritual life, and consequently our every-day life become infinitely less complicated if we could just get one... Continue Reading →
When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, and he went back inside the palace. "Where do you come from?" he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. John 19:8-9 (NIV) Some people want to see Jesus dead. They want Him out of the scene. They do not want to adjust themselves to... Continue Reading →
The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they struck him in the face. John 19:2-3 (NIV) They have Him, the Lamb of God. They take our... Continue Reading →
"You are a king, then!" said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me." John 18:37 (NIV) Talk about a strange... Continue Reading →
Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place." John 18:36 (NIV) The common man looks up into the heavens at night and gives the stars little thought. The modern-day man hardly looks... Continue Reading →
"Is that your own idea," Jesus asked, "or did others talk to you about me?" John 18:34 (NIV) “Are You the King of the Jews?” Pilate asks Jesus directly. Instead of a quick, off-hand answer Jesus turns the question around on His inquirer. Christ forever teaches. The Lord is always leading. For those who care,... Continue Reading →
"If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?" John 18:23 (NIV) Whaaackkkk!!!! It resounds across the courtyard. Somebody didn´t like the response they found in Jesus. The guard lashes out and strikes our Saviour. If it had been one... Continue Reading →
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