Psalm 3-5 Throughout the OT, we read of the enemies of God who seek to undermine and destroy His people. It is the same today as we have recently seen the enemies of Israel being killed by Hamas. As David noted in this psalm, these enemies say, “God will not deliver him.” The men in […]
Prov 1 Today, many worldwide will celebrate Epiphany or Three Kings Day, marking the supposed day that the three wise men from the east came bearing gifts, asking, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we…have come to worship him.” [Matt 2:2]. Upon finding this infant King Jesus, they “bowed […]
Luke 4&5: Amazing and astonishing are two words used by Dr. Luke to tell about how people reacted to the teaching of Jesus. In the Nazareth synagogue, he is selected to read the scriptures. The listeners were amazed at his gracious words, but as soon as they realize He is pointing to their lack of […]
Jan 4th Luke 3 Dr. Luke wants us to see God’s perfect plan unfolding for His Son Jesus to be the perfect “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” [Jn 1:29] John will fulfill Isaiah 40:3: “A voice crying in the wilderness to prepare the way of the Lord.” It was […]
Luke 1 Many echo the sentiment that they would believe if only they could see. They want facts before their faith. Yet Jesus said to Thomas, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are the people who have not seen and yet have believed.” [Jn 20:29] Thus, with those thoughts in mind, Dr. Luke, as a researcher, begins his account […]
Rev 12-18 John wanted the wavering churches and us to know that these 144,000 were given to the world to prove, just as Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that they had chosen to serve the living God. Their lives are an example to us to remain steadfast always abounding, uncompromising. When we reveal our faith […]
Rev 6-11 The Apostle John wrote the gift God has for those who will bow the knee is eternal life. However, in this chapter, we find that just as during the time of Jesus, men rejected what they could see with their eyes, so too men in the last stages of the clock of time, […]
Those were the words in a famous TV show, but Revelation 1 was precisely that for the last remaining Apostle, John. As a prisoner incarcerated on the Island of Patmos, John was given the revelation of the risen Christ in all of His glory. Hearing a voice, he turned and saw Christ. Precious ones, we […]
When Jesus stood before Pilate, he asked him this question: What is truth? John answers that question in his first epistle and now again in John 2. The Truth resides in us, and the person of Jesus Christ said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no one comes to the Father, […]
1John, the beloved disciple who walked with our Savior for three years, now testifies that he, Peter, and the other disciples have heard and have seen with their eyes, have looked at and hands have touched this man Jesus, and He was truly the Son of God. John Piper writes: “Many are willing to believe […]
