"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" 1st Corinthians 15:55 NIV All she ever wanted was to be a good wife and mother. She loved her family with a super-human force that welled up from within her. She could easily understand the love of God for all the love... Continue Reading →
Death For Life #Jesus #Christ #God
‘I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.’ John 12:24 (NIV) Jesus is telling ahead of time of what still had to happen with Him. He uses the example of a seed that... Continue Reading →
Never Die
‘I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death." John 8:51 (NIV) Jesus says that those who keep His Word will never die. Those who heard Him thought He was crazy. They thought He was possessed by a demon. We all fear death. We would all secretly like to... Continue Reading →
After Death
‘But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection.’ Luke 20:35-36 (NIV) Once again... Continue Reading →
Giving up the Ghost
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. Matthew 27:50 (KJV)With one last cry Jesus gave up the ghost, or He yielded up His spirit as several other translations read. It is a mysterious thing when one moment a creature has life in it and then the next, that spark... Continue Reading →
The Church Betrayed Jesus
¨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 →
John 11:25-26 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believeth on me, though he die, yet he shall live, and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?
What a power packed text! There is enough good hearty instruction here to set souls free and deliver them again into the hand of the One to whom we belong. Long I have felt the importance and seen the beauty of this text. But today I stopped while reading over it. So many of the... Continue Reading →
