“He must increase, but I must decrease.”- John 3:30 ESV This is one of my favorite scriptures in the Bible. It is a few, powerful words, spoken by a humble friend and servant of Jesus. John the Baptist was different than most in appearance and habits. But he was...
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Does Jesus ever grab your heart when you least expect it? As I approached the week before Easter, I heard myself rationalizing...
“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.’” Mark 1:17 (NKJV) Follow Me Peter and Andrew weren’t doing anything particularly “religious” the day Jesus walked up to them and said, “Follow me.” If Jesus hadn’t spoken to them, it...
In hell the celebration had begun about 3:00 p.m. the previous Friday. The banquet hall had been the scene of continuous revelry for more than twenty-four hours. The greatest victory celebration of all time was in progress. The music continued to be loud and raucous....
It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted...
“And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:” Colossians 2:10 Lacking Satisfaction Everyday we encounter people who are not fulfilled in their own minds. For some reason or another, they are lacking satisfaction. They may have had...
