Silent Wednesday. It’s what some scholars call this day of Holy Week. Jesus had spent Tuesday preaching and warning, being aggressively challenged by the religious leaders. But then there is Wednesday.Silent Wednesday. Waiting Wednesday. Jesus knew what was coming. He watched his friend, Judas, slip away to make a deal to betray him. Mary hadContinue reading “Waiting Wednesday”
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Tuesday of Holy Week
Jesus spends most of Tuesday of Holy Week teaching and being questioned by the religious leaders in order that they might trap Him somehow. Were they jealous of His following? Did they feel threatened by the authority with which He taught? Or did they reason, if they could trip Him up, they might surely proveContinue reading “Tuesday of Holy Week”
Thoughts on Holy Week
I can only imagine the spiritual battle being waged in the heavenlies as Jesus headed toward Jerusalem and what we call the Triumphal Entry and Holy Week. Surely, the demons seethed and swarmed. And while we prepare our hearts this week to celebrate the fact that Satan and his minions were eternally defeated with theContinue reading “Thoughts on Holy Week”
One sign of a false teacher
I heard a pastor once say, “You can’t preach peace to those who walk in disobedience.” The truth is, as much as we want others to experience the rivers of peace we know because of Christ; those who insist on walking their own way, in disobedience to the ways of God, will never experience theContinue reading “One sign of a false teacher”
Because of Jesus
Do you need some confidence to face tomorrow? Then focus on your sin for a moment. Here’s why —If we don’t understand the depths of our sin, we won’t understand the great love of our Savior enough to be able to confidently trust Him with our tomorrows.Let me explain… Luke tells us, the Pharisees andContinue reading “Because of Jesus”
Are you weary and troubled?
Do you notice it too? So many I know, who have been on the front lines for the faith are discouraged, and distracted, and some are even deceived by sin right now. Why would I be surprised that now,when the world seems as scary and as crazy as I’ve seen it in my lifetime, thatContinue reading “Are you weary and troubled?”
Sin and The Holy Spirit.
Did you mess up? Did you blow it? Honestly, how did that feel? Convicted? Guilty? Ashamed? When, as Christians, we fall to sin, it does not, and should not, feel good, or right, or free. It should most definitely bother us. One of the Holy Spirit’s jobs is to “bother us” about our sin. (JohnContinue reading “Sin and The Holy Spirit.”
Don’t change the message!
These words were written to those who would seek to follow the Lord, those suffering for the faith, those not yet born, and those who would live in the End of Days. These were the last words of a dying saint who knew his time was short. Don’t miss this! Paul uses STRONG words whenContinue reading “Don’t change the message!”
We have what we need,but God won’t force it on us.
Just before the Apostle Paul would die, he records how he was able to run his race so well. Paul was thoroughly equipped for every good work-including sitting in a prison and writing powerful truth we study all these thousands of years later. Paul would never leave that prison but had all he needed forContinue reading “We have what we need,but God won’t force it on us.”
We are wrong if we think God does not do this.
I usually breeze past genealogies in the Bible. Except this time I didn’t. (Matt 1) I stopped in adoration of the God, who could have chosen a more flawless lineage, but instead, chose to use and call out by name those with a very checkered past in the birth of His Son. Matthew 1:1-16 listsContinue reading “We are wrong if we think God does not do this.”
Christians aren’t defined by our pasts.
The evil one is masterful at deceiving even God’s children into believing God can’t possibly forgive them and that they will always be defined by what they have done in the past. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard others say… I can’t be used by God because —I can’t serve atContinue reading “Christians aren’t defined by our pasts.”
End of Days?
The disciples wanted to know when the End of Days would come. (Luke 21:7) I want to know, too. In Luke 21, Jesus gives what is commonly called the Olivet Discourse (Jesus was at the Mount of Olives when He said these things. Matthew 24 also records, in greater detail, the Olivet Discourse, and isContinue reading “End of Days?”
No turning away. Even when we don’t understand.
To watch someone suffer pain and hold on to God, knowing He could’ve stopped it, but chose not to, is truly a holy thing to witness. My words don’t seem worthy to even attempt to describe such. Yet, little has encouraged my faith as much as this story has. It’s one I’ve closely watched unfoldContinue reading “No turning away. Even when we don’t understand.”
Even Now
In John 11, her brother, Lazarus, had died and Martha sits mourning with friends and her sister, Mary. They are told Jesus is coming. Martha bursts out of the house and goes to meet Him. She ran to Jesus. Martha is absolutely devastated over her brother’s death, but she STILL ran to Jesus. She saysContinue reading “Even Now”
I’m not sure if I should talk about this…
I’m not sure if I should talk about this. I don’t want anyone to feel bad, because I truly wouldn’t trade a thing. But it’s hard. Middle age. Being in the middle of your adult kids and your aging loved ones. Trying to rejoice, and help, and encourage, while all the while watching your ownContinue reading “I’m not sure if I should talk about this…”
People are increasingly upset by truth.
For years, I’ve merely studied the Bible and written what I’ve learned. I’ve been encouraged by so many who study with me. But others, including some friends and family, have not liked what I have written on things like marriage, abortion, gender identity, homosexuality etc. Most are fairly kind in theirdisagreement, but I’ve also receivedContinue reading “People are increasingly upset by truth.”
Struggling to believe?
Noah lived 350 years after the flood and dies. His descendants are listed in Genesis 10. The earth population grows. At this point, all the people spoke the same language and they decided to stay together and build a city and a tall tower in the plain of Shinar (Babylon). (Gen 11) But remember, GodContinue reading “Struggling to believe?”
This will help you.
Continue earnestly in prayer, being VIGILANT in it with THANKSGIVING (Col 4:2, emphasis mine). Being vigilant in prayer is tied to thanksgiving. I keep praying because I’m thankful for a God who answers prayers. A thankful heart inspires hope. Hope leads to prayer. And by thankful, I mean grateful. There’s such POWER in a gratefulContinue reading “This will help you.”
God can do so much with our simple acts of obedience.
“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.” (Col 3:18) Why didn’t Paul start with the next verse about husbands loving their wives? (Col 3:19) Does he have to be so direct? And aren’t words like “submit” out of style? Can’t we just ignore this? Not only is the call forContinue reading “God can do so much with our simple acts of obedience.”
What do I want more?
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (Col 3:17) If I’m doing something in the name of the Lord Jesus, I’m doing it His way and for His glory. If I’m trying to please men, I can’tContinue reading “What do I want more?”
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