WHAT DOES CHRIST SEE IN YOUR HEART? The Pharisees brought out the full range of emotion from our Lord Jesus. When He tried to show them the spirit of the Sabbath, they clung to the letter of the law, even that which they themselves had added to it. He asked them a simple question, one
FROM SICKNESS TO SERVICE After preaching in the Capernaum synagogue, Jesus went to Peter’s home, where his mother-in-law lay sick in bed with a fever. So Jesus went to her at once. He healed her and she began to serve them. Let us consider the details. First, notice that Jesus “went to her.” When
THE GOSPEL IS GOOD NEWS! Jesus began His public ministry in Galilee, preaching the good news of God, which is the gospel. What was the good news that Christ preached? First, He preached that the “time is fulfilled.” The time of Israel’s waiting and watching for the Messiah was complete. Jesus the Messiah had
A PROMISE FOR VALENTINE’S DAY AND EVERY DAY Every believer should know the Great Commission, which is Christ’s command to make disciples of all nations. But let us not forget that the Lord’s command ends with a promise: “I am with you always.” He promises to “never leave us nor forsake us” (Heb. 13:5). Yes,
FINDING THE LORD AND LOSING OUR FEAR David wrote this psalm while he was on the run from King Saul. He had even tried to gain favor with a foreign king named Abimelech, but became afraid and feigned insanity to escape him. So at a time when David couldn’t go home, nor even find a
FASTING TO FEED ON GOD’S WORD Moses communed with the Lord for 40 days, during which time he fasted from food and water, having no need of them. For the Lord was his food and drink. Certainly, this was a miracle. For although one might fast from food for 40 days and live, no one
CHRIST IS THE ROCK OF AGES CLEFT FOR ME The Lord hid Moses in the cleft of a rock, letting him catch a glimpse of His glory as He passed by. Many have meditated on the meaning of this rock. Among them was Augustus Toplady, who wrote the well-known hymn, “Rock of Ages.” First published
CHRIST’S FULFILLMENT OF THE SCRIPTURES On the night of Christ’s betrayal and arrest, He ordered His disciples not to resist. For He said that what was happening was according to the Scriptures. Hearing this, the disciples “deserted Him and ran away.” What about what “happened” that night was a fulfillment of the Scriptures?
INCENSE AND INTERCESSORY PRAYER The Lord gave Moses specific instructions for the furnishings inside the Tent of Meeting. Among these instructions were detailed plans for the making and use of an altar for burning incense. Meditation on these furnishings are a worthy pursuit for the Christ-follower. For they each symbolize a different aspect of Christ’s
LOVE FOR THE LEAST Jesus’ teaching on the end times included this image of the righteous being commended for caring for the “least” of Christ’s brethren. Jesus equated their care for the hungry, sick and imprisoned in His flock, as caring for Him. For the Church is His body of which He is the Head.