Led up by the Spirit Matthew 4:1 ESV “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” Compare this to this passage of Scripture in Isaiah 53:10: Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his … Continue reading Tempted by the Devil
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
They Tried to Kill Me
Acts 26:19-20 ESV “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.” Paul’s and Our … Continue reading They Tried to Kill Me
Jesus is the Only Way
John 14:6 ESV “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” Jesus also said, “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day” (Jn 6:44; … Continue reading Jesus is the Only Way
If We Were of the World
John 15:18-19 ESV “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” Jesus said … Continue reading If We Were of the World
A Pure Virgin to Christ
2 Corinthians 11:1-3 ESV “I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his … Continue reading A Pure Virgin to Christ
Faithful to the Calling
John 10:14-16 ESV “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they … Continue reading Faithful to the Calling
Could it Be my Time has Come?
Be People of Integrity Acts 20:17-21 ESV “Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. And when they came to him, he said to them: “’You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in … Continue reading Could it Be my Time has Come?
He Shook Out His Garments
Acts 18:5-6 ESV “When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I … Continue reading He Shook Out His Garments
He Loves Righteousness and Hates Wickedness
Hebrews 1:8-9 ESV “But of the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.’” The Scepter of Uprightness Jesus Christ … Continue reading He Loves Righteousness and Hates Wickedness
Then We Will Know Peace
What we read here in Lamentations 3 is a picture of someone who is suffering extreme misery due to the sins of others, and due to no fault of his own. It was their sins which was causing him such misery. Because of their sins all this calamity was coming upon him. And even though … Continue reading Then We Will Know Peace
Run With It 