Jn.21:4,5. But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. So Jesus said to them, “Children, you do not have any fish to eat, do you?” They answered Him, “No.” I love to look at some of the little things found in …
Rev.5:8,9 – When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they *sang a new song… The new song that is being sung in heaven is …
Romans 4:25 – He who was delivered over because of our wrongdoings, and was raised because of our justification. The death and resurrection of Jesus were both essentially involved in our redemption story. Christ suffered and died on the cross becoming the substitute for each of us. He carried away our sin in His body …
Jn.17:1 – “Jesus spoke these things; and raising His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You…” Special times bring about special things. Jesus knew the time for His appointed death had come, the hour of God’s greatest act, the work of redemption …
Each year as we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus our Lord we all take time to reflect on the great impact the cross has had on each one of us. In the Roman world at the time of Christ’s crucifixion the cross was a reminder to the Jew that they were in slavery …
Jer.31:22 – How long will you gad about, O you backsliding daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth— A woman shall encompass a man.” I love to search the scriptures that are filled with hidden treasures that many miss at first glance or just a casual reading. Some of the …
Micah 5:2 – But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.” This ancient prophesy connects the babe born in a manger in Bethlehem to the …
Lk.2:17,18 – Upon seeing this miraculous sign, the shepherds recounted what had just happened. Everyone who heard the shepherds’ story was astonished by what they were told. One of my favorite books is C.S. Lewis – THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE. It captures the sense of fantasy to the point that it comes …
2 Cor.8:9 – For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. The birth of Christ gives us a glimpse to the depths of God’s plan of redemption. All of us were born …
Col.1:19 – For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, Paul is describing the revelation of God he had seen in Christ. Paul’s description stems from his encounter on the Damascus Road. He tasted what John lived with for three years; Jn.1:14,16 – “And the Word became flesh, …
