Think on these things (Philippians 4:8-9)
My weekly or routine devotionals.
When Jesus spoke His sixth phrase on the cross ─ John 19:28-30 ─ He finalized what could be added to the Gospel, absolutely nothing. The scriptures had now been fulfilled that God’s plan of redemption for mankind could be accomplished. There was no turning back for our Savior. At this …
When Jesus spoke His fifth phrase on the cross ─ John 19:28-30 ─ He continued to lay out the Gospel. He had just taken on the sins of all men who ever have and ever will live. For three hours there was darkness and separation from God the Father, and …
When Jesus’ spoke His fourth phrase on the cross ─ Mark 15:25-34 ─ He had just entered the darkest phase of death that any man would ever face. It was here that the man Christ Jesus, who could not sin, was made into sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21). As …
When Jesus spoke His third phrase – John 19:25-27 – there were 5 familiar faces at the foot of the cross, 4 women and 1 disciple. None of His siblings were present, likely because of their unbelief recorded in Mark 6:3 and John 7:5. What siblings would not be by …
Read: 1 Corinthians 8:10-13 and Colossians 2:16-23 We are in a “religious season” called LENT, observed by Catholics, Anglican and Protestants. We are not Catholic, and we are not Anglican, and we are not Protestant. What is LENT? It is a time of preparation for Easter by penance, alms-giving and …
Jesus’ second phrase on the Cross – Luke 23:39-45 – is a clear presentation of the Gospel. During this encounter, one thief mocked Jesus while the other believed on Him. They both had prayed that Jesus would save them, but only one was saved. The result shows us that the …
As prophesied in Isaiah 53:7, Jesus “opened not his mouth,” speaking no words as He went to the Cross. On the Cross, though, He fulfilled Isaiah 53:12, speaking seven phrases to make “intercession for the transgressors.” With seven Sundays until Easter, I want to write concerning His seven phrases which …
It’s asked, “If God is good, why does He allow bad things to happen?” This is a legitimate question from an unbelieving world, confused baby Christian, backslidden carnal Christian, or hurting mature Christian. The fact is, life is hard at best, and bad things happen to good people. Why? We …
What if God chooses not to take away a mountain? Unlike what the charismatics proclaim, it is not always a lack of faith when our mountain is not removed. We have a good example of this with the Apostle Paul and his “thorn in the flesh” where God chose not …
We all know the overwhelming and often uncontrolled feeling of anger. We may clinch our fists to try and calm it, but soon our heart pumps the pressure throughout our body. We feel it travel up our neck, over our ears, flushing our cheeks, heating our eyes, and all the …
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