A few short days and Christians around the world will be celebrating Easter. Have you thought about what Christ said as He was crucified? Jesus had been crucified between two criminals and as He hung there on that cross He prayed… He prayed for those who had condemned Him to die and He prayed for […]
(NASB) Isaiah 55:6-7 “Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the LORD, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.”
(NASB) Luke 22:1-2 “NOW THE Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching. 2 The chief priest’s and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.” Public pressure is still feared by many nations’ leaders. Public opinion polls are taken to assess […]
This devotional is considering Jesus being our realistic Savior…in our real circumstances in this very real world of hurts and possibly in our disillusionments. Some people may believe that once they accept Jesus as their Savior, life will be perfect, without heartache, tears, sadness, or even catastrophes. God is honest with us…our roads and our […]
Think about the following history (See Luke 19:28-40): Jesus went up to Jerusalem and His twelve disciples were with Him. He drew two aside telling them to go into the next village near the Mount of Olives to find a tied up, unridden colt of a donkey. They were to expect to be questioned and […]
When you read, how much do you comprehend what the material is stating? Do you ask the questions “what”, “why”, and “how”? What is your comprehension of being a Christian? Perhaps you need to ask these questions of yourself: What does it mean for me to be a Christian? Why do I think I am […]
Herod the king had John the Baptist killed…as Jesus was traveling toward Jerusalem some Pharisees warned Jesus that Herod wanted to kill Him also. Why would they say this? Were they really warning Jesus or were they trying to intimidate Him, to scare Him with the threat of death by Herod? Jesus never backed off […]
(NASB) Psalm 61:1-4 “HEAR MY cry, O God; Give heed to my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength against the enemy. […]
(NASB) Luke 9:51 “When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem” But Jesus’ focus was also on His ultimate destination: heaven. To get to heaven He would go through suffering, brutal and illegal trials, dying on the altar of the cross, and being buried in the tomb of […]
(NASB) Luke 9:51 “When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem” But Jesus’ focus was also on His ultimate destination: heaven. To get to heaven He would go through suffering, brutal and illegal trials, dying on the altar of the cross, and being buried in the tomb of […]