God’s promise to Abram when he was still in Ur of the Chaldees…before he left his homeland, his family, his comfort zone and traveled to Canaan by way of Haran: * The LORD would make him a great nation…Israel and the Jews are that great nation. * The LORD would bless Abram…and He did with […]
(NASB) Genesis 12:1 “NOW THE LORD said to Abram, ‘Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you;” Have you ever done that? Have you left the land of your birth, your family and have gone to a place the LORD has […]
(NIV) Psalm 139:1-4 “O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. 2You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways, 4Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, […]
Yesterday, all of Christendom celebrated Easter…we celebrated the Risen Savior, Jesus Christ. Jesus is a descendant of Shem, Terah and Abraham. The lineage of Jesus from Abraham forward is found in Matthew 1:1-17. The lineage of Christ Jesus can be traced back to God in the genealogical records of Luke 3:23-38. The risen Savior has […]
Jesus yielded Himself – totally yielded Himself – to God’s plan of salvation. God’s plan was to cover the sins of all who receive Him as Savior and Lord. And that plan included the cross. Because Jesus humbled Himself and became obedient to death on the cross God has exalted Him: (NASB) Philippians 2:9-11 “For […]
As Jesus hung on that cross in the relentless heat of the sun, and then darkness covered the earth. It has been said that God the Father turned His back on His Son because the sins of the world (your sins) were on Jesus. Jesus cried out the very words of Psalm 22:1 “MY GOD, […]
This week the followers of Christ are remembering the suffering and the sacrifice which Jesus made on the altar of the cross for us. We are to have the same attitude of humility which Jesus exhibited. His humility was exhibited by submission to His Father’s plan for you and me. Jesus is God and worthy […]
“Come”. Jesus came to give us this invitation to life. As this week is headed toward Friday and then Easter, think about His invitation and His sacrifice for you. When trials come – and they do – weariness and burdensome pressures bear down. There is One Who can give rest in the middle of the […]
Who is Jesus? Today, many say He is an historical figure, a prophet, a teacher, a good man…the followers of Christ say that He is the Christ (Messiah – the Anointed One of God), the Son of the living God, Savior, and coming King. Why is it important to know that Jesus foretold His death […]
(NASB) John 3:16-17 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 ‘For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” How do […]