God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
“What have you to do with us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you, I know who you are, the Holy One of God.” Mark 1:24 (Byingtons) Jesus had just begun His ministry. People had not yet had time to get to know His message or word to get around... Continue Reading →
Now after John was put under arrest Jesus went into Galilee, preaching the good news of God. Mark 1:14 (Reference Bible) Jesus starts His ministry and comes public with His message. And what was Jesus teaching? The good news about God! We have a tendency as Christians to become so familiar with our doctrines and... 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 →
¨In that case, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must take place this way?¨ Matthew 26:54 (Reference Bible)Jesus was confronted by a mob to take Him into custody. His companions were startled and afraid. Yet Jesus kept His composure. He had known this moment was coming and was already prepared for it. In... Continue Reading →
¨Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?¨ Matthew 23:33 (ASV) In these latter verses of Matthew 23 Jesus really starts to show that He cannot tolerate anymore the people who do not listen to the messengers sent to bring us back to God. We could conveniently try to... Continue Reading →
¨Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!¨ Matthew 23:24 (ASV) Jesus takes His teaching and touches upon a subject where we all come up short. He directs His disdain at the actions of certain church people but the correlation is clear. ¨Hypocrites!¨ He cries, ¨who give tithes and follow the... Continue Reading →
And after he had come into the temple precinct the chief priest and the elders of the people approached him as he was teaching and said ¨By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?¨ Matthew 21:23 (Byington) Jesus was an affront to the religious leaders of His day. We... Continue Reading →
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons, doing obeisance and asking for something from him. Matthew 20:20 (Reference Bible) If we call ourselves Christ-ian, it means that we believe certain things about Christ. It means that we have decided to give Him the benefit of knowing what He is... Continue Reading →
¨Look! We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.¨ Matthew 20:18 (Reference Bible) We remain with fewer and fewer friends if we are so crass as to point incriminating fingers at our fellow Christians and... Continue Reading →
And Pharisees came up to him, intent on tempting him and saying: ¨Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on every sort of ground?¨ Matthew 19:3 (Reference Bible) When we attempt to see ourselves in a context apart from having a spirit or a soul, we put ourselves in a primitive manner... Continue Reading →
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