Jewish Zaccheus was a tax collector for Rome.  He was despised by his people.  He was considered a sinner.  Rome occupied Jerusalem, indeed Rome had all of Israel under their rule; they were in charge and they were hated.   Jesus told Zaccheus “…I must stay at your house.”  And Zaccheus gladly welcomed Him […]

  Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem and He passed through the town of Jericho.  As He and a large crowd traveled that road a man named Zaccheus wanted to see who Jesus was.  He was “small in stature” and he used ingenuity to see Jesus in that crowd.  He climbed a tree near […]

  Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem and he passed through the town of Jericho. (NASB) Luke 19:1-4 “HE ENTERED Jericho and was passing through.  2 And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich. 3 Zaccheus was trying to see who […]

The prayer of the week is based on John 5:24; 3:16    Oh Lord, Your words are truth and completely trustworthy.    Whoever hears the words of Jesus (in the Holy Bible) and believes the Father (for You sent Your only Son into the world) — that person has eternal life in Your presence forever […]

  A blind man was sitting on the roadside leading into Jericho.  Jesus was walking by with a large crowd around Him.  After finding out what was going on, the man yelled out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”  When the man was told to “hush”, he did not, but yelled louder, “Son […]

The following is a paraphrase of Luke 18:35-39.    Jesus was approaching Jericho on His way to Jerusalem.  A large crowd was before, around and behind Him.  I would think it was noisy and the people were probably jostling one another.   A blind man was sitting on the edge of the road and he […]

  Jesus took His twelve disciples aside from the crowd and gave them a synopsis of what would happen to Him in Jerusalem.   Jesus did not “make any of it up” from His imagination or from a sense of martyrdom.  He told them what Isaiah, David (in the Psalms) and other Prophets had said […]

(NASB) Luke 18:31-34 “Then He (Jesus) took the twelve aside and said to them, ‘Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things which are written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. 32 ‘For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and mistreated and […]

The prayer of the week is based on Proverbs 3:5-6   Jesus taught His disciples to pray by saying ‘Our Father who art in heaven’, and that is how I begin this prayer to You – ‘Our Father who art in heaven’,    Your word says to trust in You with all my heart and […]

  Jesus had given clear instruction in answer to a rich man’s question, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”  (Luke 18:18 NASB)   The man told Jesus that he had kept the specific commandments of God Jesus stated.  Then Jesus told him to sell all he had, give the proceeds to […]