Jesus went through Jericho, and visited Zaccheus at his house. The next verse says:Luke 19:11 NASB “While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.” (underlining added) Jericho is some distance from […]
During this world-wide crisis of COVID-19, many CEO’s and others in their organizations gave up their salaries for a period of time. Why? So the workers would be assured of their pay. SelfLESSness is highly commendable. SelfLESSness is sacrificial.Many people are the beneficiaries of such sacrifices. Consider Zaccheus’ history. It is a true story of […]
Jesus was approaching the city of Jericho. A blind beggar sitting outside the gates could hear a crowd coming. He called out “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus did have mercy and healed that man… right there, right then. And the man, no longer blind, followed Jesus. The noisy crowd praised God… […]
In February through April – COVID-19 was the focus of the world. The whole world was impacted by this virus; physically, economically, socially and our lives were affected. The after effects of this crisis is being felt in many ways today. A crisis has far reaching ramifications – corrupt and selfish people use a crisis […]
Jesus spoke about serving right where you are, where God has you. (NASB) Luke 17:7-10 “Which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down to eat?8 ‘But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me […]
Do you know of someone who is blind? Physically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, even socially? I once was blind, not physically, but spiritually. I didn’t even know enough to cry out to Jesus for His mercy and healing. A blind man got up, dressed and sat down at a certain place along a road leading into […]
Crisis, one after another, some made by power-hungry women and men.Chaos, one after another, some made by countries other than your own.Catastrophe, one after another, made by natural elements of wind and water, continental plates and glowing lava deep beneath the earth’s surface, a pandemic of COVID-19. Jesus told His twelve disciples of a coming […]
How do you respond to an idea or what someone is telling you and you do not understand?Perhaps you think, ‘that’s way beyond me’, ‘it’s too deep for me’, ‘I hear the words you are saying, but I don’t comprehend them.’ The twelve disciples were right there, they heard what Jesus was saying, but had […]
Many who come to Jesus today are seeking healing, health, forgiveness, salvation, leading, counseling, hope, security. You may think of many more reasons to come to Jesus. A rich young ruler asked Jesus what he needed to do in order to inherit eternal life. What did Jesus say? Sell all your possessions and “…come, follow […]
What do you own that is the most important to you? Jesus pinpointed what was most important to a rich young ruler… and that ruler went away with sadness. Jesus spoke to a rich young ruler who asked Him a personal question.“Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Luke 18:18 Jesus led […]