Why do you go to church? Is it for the social interaction and perhaps a show of piety? When you enter a church sanctuary”¦how do you go in to that place of worship of the living God of the Bible? Is it with a sense of worship? How are you teaching your children to respect […]
Jesus taught His disciples how to pray: 9“Our Father Who is in heaven, hallowed (kept holy) be Your name. 10Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us this day our daily bread. 12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven (left, remitted, and let go […]
As the twin towers were attacked in 2001, the pictures were sobering, and as we watched we were stunned. This couldn”™t be happening”¦it was beyond comprehension”¦yet the TV cameras told the unfolding events. The instigators, the victims and the heroes died in that inferno. Sorrow, heart rending sorrow, for such an atrocious crime against humanity […]
The Red Carpet is rolled out for heads of state, for kings and important people of royalty. These people have power, prestige and position. As these important personages walk down that carpet of distinction”¦people are lined up along the sides wanting to touch, shake hands, and to make eye contact with the honored one(s). Crowds […]
How many times have you been promised something”¦and it never happened or it did not materialize? How many times have you promised someone something, then promptly forgot it, because it didn”™t mean all that much to you but it did to the other person? The God of the Bible promised a Messiah, Someone Who would […]
Lazarus had been raised to life from the grave (he had been buried for four days before Jesus resurrected him). Adoration, devotion, thankful hearts of Mary, Martha and Lazarus must have been fueled by Jesus”™ actions on behalf of this family. They honored Jesus in their home with a dinner party. The twelve disciples were […]
“If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.” (Amplified Bible)
What is being offered to you today? Many people work to be offered a raise, a promotion, a job. Anxious thoughts, angry emotions, or even fear fills the possibilities which life offers. Christ Jesus, the Messiah, came to offer you life and to offer you His peace. (NASB) Philippians 4:4-7 “Rejoice in the Lord always; […]
Martha, Lazarus and Mary had a dinner party in honor of Jesus. The twelve disciples are present and Martha is busy serving the guests. Lazarus is reclining at the banquet table and Mary has humbled herself by kneeling at Jesus”™ feet, by having her hair unbound and by washing Jesus”™ feet with pure nard (an […]
Our words and our actions tell people who we are. Our character is revealed by our actions and our words. Notice Judas Iscariot”™s character as it was revealed at a dinner party given in Jesus”™ honor at the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. The twelve disciples were reclining at the table along with Lazarus […]