The following is a summation of Exodus 12:1-11:   Before the ten plagues in Egypt, Moses and Aaron were instructed to institute a solemn feast.  They were to do this one specific night and then to commemorate that night by observing it every year.  The Israelites were slaves in Egypt…that night they would leave, quickly.  […]

(Amplified Bible) Luke 23:44 “It was now about the sixth hour (midday), and darkness enveloped the whole land and earth until the ninth hour (about three o’clock in the afternoon),”    What was Jesus doing, while He was dying?  He was being the sacrificial Lamb of God; He was being the Atonement for you and […]

(NASB) Luke 23:44 “It was now about the sixth hour (12 noon), and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour (3 pm).”   As Jesus was dying on the cross, in the darkness of those hours – what were some of the things He was doing?    Earlier in His ministry He […]

The prayer of the week is based on Isaiah 55:6-7   You are the Lord Who calls out to all who will listen.    You are inclusive, never exclusive.  You plead with people to seek You while there is time and to call on You because You are near.    Oh, Lord, that the wicked […]

  While Jesus was dying – what was taking place?   *Darkness enveloped the whole land.           (NASB) Luke 23:44 “It was now about the sixth hour (12 noon), and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour (3 pm)”   *Your iniquity and mine was on Jesus.            (NASB) Isaiah 53:6 “…But the Lord […]

  What does the cross of Christ mean for you and me today (in each of our todays)?   Choice of will: Taking up the cross of Christ ~ today.   Endurance: Endure by not growing weary and losing heart as you take up the cross of Christ ~ today.   Focus: Fix your eyes […]

  Jesus was hanging on the cross and prophecy was being fulfilled! (Amplified) Psalm 22:16-18 “For [like a pack of] dogs they have encompassed me; a company of evildoers has encircled me, they pierced my hands and my feet. 17I can count all my bones; [the evildoers] gaze at me. 18They part my clothing among […]

  Prophecy was fulfilled on that day when Jesus hung on the cross.  The physical effects of crucifixion were described about 1,000 years before Messiah was crucified.   For those who do not like to think about such suffering described – I would encourage you to keep reading, for Jesus’ suffering was in your place […]

  Who were some of the people watching Jesus die?  Roman soldiers, Jewish religious leaders, women and men who loved Jesus, curiosity and “ambulance” chasers out to see what was happening…all watching Jesus as He suffered on the cross – for them and us.   What were some of those people doing as Jesus and […]

The prayer of the week is based on Romans 11:33-36   The depths of Your riches, O God – Your knowledge, Your wisdom, Your judgments – unsearchable!    Your paths are beyond any person to think they can trace Your thoughts.  Who has come close to knowing Your mind?  Who has ever been Your counselor?  […]