‘Her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown Me much love.’ Luke 7:47 The Bible says: ‘One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, … When a certain immoral woman from that city heard He was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar […]
“Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.” – Ezekiel 16:49 In his book, “Our Good Crisis: Overcoming Moral Chaos with the Beatitudes”, Jonathan K. Dodson points out our blind-spots with respect […]
“All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: ‘What have you done?’” – Daniel 4:33 In his book “Not-Yet Christian”, author […]
“Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name…” Nehemiah 1:11 Nehemiah’s prayer in this verse reveals a powerful truth about approaching God: reverence for His name is the key to answered prayer. […]
“Remember me for this, my God, and do not blot out what I have so faithfully done for the house of my God and its services.” Nehemiah 13:14 Nehemiah’s prayer reveals a heart wholly dedicated to God’s work. He had poured himself into the service of restoring the temple and […]
‘Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.’ Proverbs 19:2 If you are impulsive, you tend to lack discipline. You can be thoughtless, or insensitive to others, or driven by appetite. You may have a hard time with delayed gratification. You have a low frustration tolerance. You get bored […]
“Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O […]
and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.” Daniel 2:20 In his important book, “The Crucifixion of Ministry”, seminary professor Andrew Purves describes what he needed as he faced down a cancer diagnosis and the upcoming chemotherapy he would soon […]
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.” Colossians 3:1 As believers, we are not only forgiven through the death of Jesus, but we are also raised with Him to new life. Colossians 3:1 […]
“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were […]
“The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.’” Matthew 28:5-6 On that first Easter morning, the world […]
“From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’)” Matthew 27:45-46 On, Good Friday, we mark the moment Jesus […]
“It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he […]
“As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.” Ezekiel 34:12 In August 2023, Chris Oxlade-Arnott spotted the animal at […]
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” 1 John 3:1 God’s love for us is unmatched. He does […]