A Word To Brave Sinners
“When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, It is finished: and He bowed his head, and gave up His spirit.” – John 19:30 {ESV} All of my life I have been aware of a trait woven deeply within me. At the end of the completion of a task, I sense incredible satisfaction. There…
Prophetically Parched
“Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst” – John 19:48 Upon the cross, our dying King never lost His awareness of what was happening with Him. John testifies above that Jesus Christ was cognizant of the precision of the process of His own suffering. As…
Holy Ground … Suspended In The Air
“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” – Matthew 27:46 It will not matter how deeply theological, spiritually enlightened or scripturally wise you are – you will never comprehend in this life what…
An Earhtly Need Fully Met
“When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, Woman, behold, your son! Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother! And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.” – John 19:26-27 {ESV} Dying for our sins upon the cross, the…
11th Hour Redemption
“And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” – Luke 23:42-43 {ESV} It is likely that no greater example is given in Scripture concerning the grace of our Lord Jesus than the dialogue…
Exchanging Ignorance For Innocence
“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” – Luke 23:34 Man’s worst moment had arrived to linger. Roman spikes had been driven through the hands and feet of Jesus Christ, pinning Him to terrible timbers. A naked spectacle hanging before eyes which ranged from the cutting to the curious,…
Breaking Up With An Old Flame
I was riding down Buford Drive when I made it official yesterday. After decades of an on-again, off-again sinful relationship I buckled up and repented, deciding that I had to end it. What was so difficult was that, in the process of making my final decision to sever all ties with this old flame, I…
A Simple, Entirely Plausible Ministry
“Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” – Proverbs 12:25 {ESV} I spent an hour or so with my 82 year old friend yesterday whose name is Roy. I like to listen to senior saints who have something to offer – and most of them do if…
The Profit In Your Pain
“…a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.”…
When Closed Hearts Follow Opened Eyes
“Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” – Psalm 119:18 {ESV} “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know…