Jesus is eternal, so satan had seen Jesus with Yahweh before he saw Jesus with Mary and Joseph. Maybe he was wondering how human Jesus was when he met Jesus in the wilderness to tempt Him. Apparently, he was surprised. After his failure, he decided, though, that there was still hope – he departed from Jesus expecting there to still […]
He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making His way to Jerusalem. “Lord,” someone asked Him, “are there few being saved?” He said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door. […]
The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him. Just then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, because he’s my only child. Often a spirit seizes him; suddenly he shrieks, and it throws him into convulsions until he foams at the mouth; wounding him, […]
But where can wisdom be found,and where is understanding located?No man can know its value,since it cannot be found in the land of the living.The ocean depths say, “It’s not in me,”while the sea declares, “I don’t have it.”Gold cannot be exchanged for it,and silver cannot be weighed out for its price.Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,in […]
It is only by the Holy Spirit working in us to draw us that we can receive the revealed truth that Jesus died so that we could be born of His Father. That revelation may be presented through someone sharing that truth by testimony of their acceptance of it, or an evangelist gifted to speak it, or a dream or […]
Jesus has been at work in your family and your city and nation and in your life since a time before you were born. He has been at work in the future that you are to influence with your life since before you were born. Nothing in your life is more important, and few things are more difficult, than discovering […]
Then He said to them all, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it. What is a man benefited if he gains the whole world, yet loses or […]
Indeed, a king will reign righteously,and rulers will rule justly.Each will be like a shelter from the wind,a refuge from the rain,like streams of water in a dry landand the shade of a massive rock in an arid land.Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,and the ears of those who hear will listen.The reckless mind will […]
Sympathy is being able to see that someone is in pain for some reason and be concerned about it.Empathy is being able to know or feel the pain. If we have experienced a pain and been healed of it by the Lord, we are able to bring some of that healing to others who are experiencing the same problem. As […]
So Jesus said again, “I assure you: I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.” “I am the good shepherd. I know […]