Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. I was just wondering if at a time in your life, you have in passing, thought... Continue Reading →
AUTHORITY HAS BEEN GIVEN
Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. On a visit to the Louvre in France, one gets the chance to view one of the world's most famous paintings: the Mona Lisa by Da Vinci. Even... Continue Reading →
REGULATE THE PROCESS
Mark 7:20-21 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Jesus must have had a fairly solid concern to address since he categorically drew a line between what makes one clean or unclean; between... Continue Reading →
YOU CANNOT STAY IN HIDING
Mark 7:24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. Most people go into hiding only when they have done something wrong and are being pursued to render accounts. Other than... Continue Reading →
CHECK YOUR DESIRES
Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. One of... Continue Reading →
BURN THE PLOUGH
Matthew 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. Often in his teaching, Jesus made requests and some statements that others deemed impossible... Continue Reading →
GO BACK INTO HIS ARMS
Genesis 3:9-10 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself. When God called out to Adam, the reason was not to rebuke him but to continue the cordial relationship... Continue Reading →
HOLD ON FOR ONE MORE DAY
Mark 5:25,26 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, There is a great similarity from the verses of Mark captured in the Gospel reading: we see a... Continue Reading →
THERE IS MORE TO HIM
Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. Everywhere Jesus went, there was a different reaction from his audience. While many accepted his deeds as proceeding from... Continue Reading →