Acts 5:31 “Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. –NKJ The great thing about Jesus is that no matter what we might think about him, God thinks highly of him. The Jewish leaders of the day thought so little… Continue reading Jesus in Charge
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God is in Control
Job 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; –NKJ God is great. God Rules!. That’s a quick summary of the verse of the day. Such flowery words that roll off the tongue when all is going well, and both men and God are happy… Continue reading God is in Control
Schoolhouse Theology, or Jesus is One of Us
Hebrews 2:14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, –NKJ Let’s look at each phrase in this verse: Inasmuch then as the children… Children. A word… Continue reading Schoolhouse Theology, or Jesus is One of Us
The Opened Door
Matthew 27:51 And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, –NKJ On any level, the meaning of this verse is that barriers have been torn down in a dramatic way. We have ceremonies where a new store has… Continue reading The Opened Door
Small Act of Obedience
Joshua 2:21 Then she said, “According to your words, so be it.” And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet cord in the window. –NKJ What a simple message. The men here were sent to scout things out before the city of Jericho was to be taken over and… Continue reading Small Act of Obedience
One Way To Heaven
Hebrews 12:24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. –NKJ Some Background: Jesus is our mediator. What does that mean? He is the one who goes between us and god. It is said that religion is all about how… Continue reading One Way To Heaven
Price of Salvation
1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. –NKJ How does salvation come? “with the precious blood of Christ,” Salvation isn’t so much being saved from something, as it is being saved to something. It might better be thought of as being set… Continue reading Price of Salvation
Forsaken
Psalm 22:1 My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning? God sometimes doesn’t make sense to us. The general theme of all that is in the scriptures is one of cause and affect. Do good, and you will… Continue reading Forsaken
Where is God
Psalm 22:7 All those who see Me laugh Me to scorn; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, Some background. The writer of this passage tells about going through an extremely low time. Though he is a man who stands on the power of God, his enemies have him in their… Continue reading Where is God
Soothing Comfort
Song of Solomon 1:13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, that lies all night between my breasts. When I was young, and had a cold, one thing my mom would do was grease my chest down with Vicks VapORub. I don’t know why it helps, but the vapors that come from… Continue reading Soothing Comfort