Jesus stated what He expects of His followers: (NASB) Luke 9:23 “…‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.’” Jesus went on to say several things about what it means to “deny himself and take up his cross daily”. 1- (NASB) Luke 9:24 […]

Listen with your ears, Listen (watch) with your eyes, Listen with your mind, Listen carefully! Listen to God’s words intently and intentionally. Listen to what Jesus is saying to you…as if you have received a letter or a phone call, or an e-mail to you from Jesus Himself. Listen to what Jesus said to His […]

                    Our focus is to be on the living God of the Bible…             no matter what is happening in the world about us.   (NIV) Revelation 4:8 “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.” (NASB) Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive […]

   Jesus told His disciples of His suffering, death and resurrection – I don’t believe that they thought it would be in the next weeks or months…but as most people think, ‘that won’t happen today or in my life time.’   The living God of the Holy Bible knows the future.  He is Omniscient (All-Knowing).  […]

   Christ Jesus told His twelve chosen men that He was going to suffer, be rejected by Jewish leaders, be killed and then raised to life on the third day.  (Luke 9:22)   When I received Jesus as my Savior, it were as if I was crucified with Him.  He took my place on that […]

   Jesus re-directed His twelve disciples thinking about what He would do while He was here.  They knew He was Messiah, the Anointed One of God.  But what He then told them was beyond what they had thought about Messiah. (NASB) Luke 9:22 “…‘The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by […]

   Jesus asked His twelve chosen disciples who they thought He was:  “…who do you say that I am?”  (Luke 9:19) Peter answered for himself and probably for the other eleven, “You are the Christ of God!”  (Luke 9:20)  Then Jesus warned them not to tell anyone…why would He say that?   The disciples’ perspective:  […]

(NIV) Romans 11:33-36 “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 34‘Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?’ 35‘Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?’ 36For from him and […]

   Jesus stated that “My hour has not yet come” when His mother wanted Him to reveal that He was Messiah at a wedding in Cana.  (John 2:4)  Again He stated this twice to His brothers when they wanted Him to go to Jerusalem during a feast.  (John 7:6, 8)  Then again Scripture tells us […]

 “But who do you say that I am?” Jesus asked that question of His twelve disciples. “But who do you say that I am?” Jesus asks that question of you and me. Peter stated, emphatically, “The Christ of God!”  (Luke 9:20) This bold and brash Jewish man, this fisherman, this man called by Jesus to […]