“He was oppressed and He was afflicted,Yet He did not open His mouth;Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,So He did not open His mouth.” (Isaiah 53:7 NASB’95) When Jesus was arrested for a crime he did not commit, and when he was given a … Continue reading Like a Lamb Led to Slaughter
Faith
Our Sorrows He Carried
“Surely our griefs He Himself bore,And our sorrows He carried;Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,Smitten of God, and afflicted.But He was pierced through for our transgressions,He was crushed for our iniquities;The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,And by His scourging we are healed.All of us like sheep have gone astray,Each of us has turned … Continue reading Our Sorrows He Carried
Who Has Believed Our Message?
“Who has believed our message?And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,And like a root out of parched ground;He has no stately form or majestyThat we should look upon Him,Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.He was despised and forsaken of … Continue reading Who Has Believed Our Message?
Look to God
When life has its ups and downs,And you’re tempted now to frown,Look to God, of much renown,So that, in fears, you’ll not drown. Listen to His every word,Listen not to what’s absurd,Believe in Him, what you’ve heard,Not the wrong way now do swerve. Peace in God you want to live,Your life to Him do now … Continue reading Look to God
Live Not for Ourselves, But for Jesus
“Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences. We are not again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer … Continue reading Live Not for Ourselves, But for Jesus
Walk by Faith, Not by Sight
“Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— for we walk by faith, not by sight— we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. … Continue reading Walk by Faith, Not by Sight
We Have a Building from God
“For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, inasmuch as we, having put it on, will … Continue reading We Have a Building from God
Do Not Neglect Your Callings
“Command and teach these things. Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you … Continue reading Do Not Neglect Your Callings
Godly Discipline
“In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following. But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for … Continue reading Godly Discipline
Some Will Abandon The Faith
“But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron.” (1 Timothy 4:1-2 NASB’95) I do believe that we are now living in … Continue reading Some Will Abandon The Faith
Run With It 