God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip´s wife, whom he had married. Mark 6:17 (TNIV) We can call ourselves Christian in the common worldly sense today. But that does not mean that in heaven... Continue Reading →
And Jesus told them “A prophet is not unhonored anywhere but in his hometown and among his relatives and in his house”; Mark 6:4 (Byington) There are many themes or subjects within Christianity which Jesus did not touch on directly in His ministry. But we do have ones which He did feel pertinent enough to... Continue Reading →
“Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. Mark 6:3 (NIV) “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is... Continue Reading →
And, taking the hand of the young child, he said to her: “Tai´i-tha cu´mi,” which, translated, means: “Maiden, I say to you, Get up!” Mark 5:41 (Reference) Now there are many different levels of importance which we may place upon our Savior Jesus Christ. Few dispute the importance of His sacrificial act for our sins,... Continue Reading →
At that he did get up, and immediately picked up his cot and walked out in front of them all, so that they were all simply carried away, and they glorified God, saying: “We have never saw the like of it.” Mark 2:12 (Reference Bible) Amazed, astonished, surprised and carried away, these are some of... Continue Reading →
`and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:20 (NIV) One of the sweetest and most reassuring texts we could possibly find is this last remark from the book of Matthew. There are many fears or uncertainties in... Continue Reading →
Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 (ASV) This is the great commission. This is what Jesus asks. This is what we Christians feel is our portion and task as followers of Christ. ... Continue Reading →
And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb which he had cut out in the rock, and rolled a great Stone against the door of the tomb, and went away. And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against... Continue Reading →
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. Matthew 26:26 (ASV) We are gathered around the table. Jesus is with us. It seems to be a normal moment like so many others before. We are all... Continue Reading →
¨The master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know.¨ Matthew 24:50 (Reference Bible) What a wonderful thing it would be if we could agree that the most beneficial attitude a Christian could possibly attain would be the one of anxious... Continue Reading →
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