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 […]
Genealogies give a means of knowing ones ancestors and the power of accession to the rights of one’s inheritance. Jesus’ genealogical line is traced back to Adam and ultimately God in the book of Luke and from Abraham in the book of Matthew. In Genesis 11, the genealogical line of Abraham is given beginning with […]
The intentions of people will not come to fruition if it is against God’s purpose or plan. Being in God’s will is to ask Him, seek Him and seek His will. Many people did not seek or ask God for His will after the flood. After people had migrated to the plain of Shinar… (NASB) […]
All the people, in the days after the flood, had the same language. The people journeyed east and founded a new city…made of fired bricks and used tar as mortar. (See Genesis 11:1-3 (NASB) Genesis 11:4 “Then they said, ‘Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into […]
What were you like before Christ Jesus became your Savior? (NASB) Ephesians 2:1-3 “AND YOU were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons […]
(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 […]