"Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life." [Gen 45:5] In Genesis, one of the main accounts given is that of Joseph, who was a son of Jacob, and is a major tribe of Israel. Joseph was the first …
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A Holy Attitude
"But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel." [Psa 22:3] Regarding when Jesus was suffering at the hands of men, Isaiah says, “As many were put to silence at thee; His appearance was disfigured beyond that of a man, and the outline of His body beyond the sons of men.” [Isa …
my Savior
creator of my soul, borne to be born in me,o blessed cross where Jesus hung andlowrd His bloody head in pain;o blessed Savior risen'again, into thesky forever mine,sustainer of my life; every moment;my every breathheld tightly inside my chest,lea'nd 'pon breast in supper;o blessed Savior stitched uponmy once wretched heart,now to be my beloved, ever …
Boasting in The Cross
David says in Psalms 21:5, speaking of "the king," "His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him." This is quite remarkable. David had many earthly and fleshly things to glory of. If he wanted to boast about something of worldly value he had no lack of material. He …
The Price of Water
The Rock in the wilderness, from which the Israelites got water, is a very significant miracle. As described from several Psalms, The LORD "brought streams out of the rock," He "caused waters to run down like rivers" from it; "He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like …
Obligated to Die
Jesus Christ displayed the most incredible act of love in the history of the world. This very act, from God Himself, Jesus Christ, reveals to us what love truly is. And our Lord Jesus commands us, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye …
Unbound and Glorious
Nearly two thousand years ago our King was slaughtered. He was slaughtered by the very ones He created, by the very flesh and blood He held together with the spoken word of His power; and He was crushed by the undiluted wrath of El Shaddai, God Almighty. He was bound by the Romans, for John …