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? […]
Jesus was dying on the cross with two criminals one on His left, the other on His right – fulfilling Scripture: (Isaiah 53:12 “…And was numbered with the transgressors…”) (NASB) Luke 23:39-43 “One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, ‘Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself […]
Jesus had a sign above His head as He hung on the cross. What did it say? (NASB) Luke 23:38 “Now there was also an inscription above Him, ‘THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.’” That inscription was the charge against Jesus that condemned Him to that cross. (Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26) […]
Jesus – crucified by soldiers. Jesus – mocked by soldiers and Jewish religious leaders. Jesus – scorned by the on-lookers. Jesus – prophecy fulfilled by those watching Him die. (NASB) Luke 23:36-37 “The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, offering Him sour wine, 37 and saying, ‘If You are the King of […]