John 1:18 – No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. I guess closeness or intimacy doesn’t get any greater than this. John is describing the relationship between the Father and the Son as being so intimate that Jesus …
Ps.40:11 – You, LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me;Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me. This was a whole new experience for Jesus. He had lived surrounded by His Father’s love from eternity; to be utterly cast off from God’s love at Calvary was beyond anything the Lord had known. …
Ps.23:1-3 – The Lord is my best friend and my shepherd.I always have more than enough.He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love.His tracks take me to an oasis of peace, the quiet brook of bliss.That’s where he restores and revives my life. David was a man of the Spirit. His most …
Ps.18:32 – The God who encircles me with strength,And makes my way blameless? The Lord loves to anoint His people with His strength. Have you ever thought about the ridiculous things the Lord has asked His followers to do? He told the lame man to do the impossible, pick up your mat and walk. He …
1 Cor.2:1,4,5 – My brothers and sisters, when I first came to proclaim to you the secrets of God, I refused to come as an expert, trying to impress you with my eloquent speech and lofty wisdom….The message I preached and how I preached it was not an attempt to sway you with persuasive arguments …
Jn. 15:1 – I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Jn. 15:4,5 – Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches; …
MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS “And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like …
More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ. Do you know Jesus? That is a common phrase heard amongst evangelical …
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God—Romans 15:7 Many religions have high standards, Christianity has impossible standards. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who use you. Turn the other cheek. Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect. Without divine intervention living the Christian life …
Rom.5:6 – When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. I wonder who really believes this verse? I wonder if you believe this verse? Utterly helpless; really? Have you thought of yourself as utterly helpless. These are the ones Christ died for, those who have no …
