"Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, behold the man!" [Jn 19:5] On a certain occasion, when The LORD spoke to the prophet Zechariah in times past, He told him to “take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head …
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Christ’s Power & A Lad’s Lunch
"One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?" [Jn 6:8-9] When a difficult, perhaps even impossible task, was set before Jonathan, Saul’s son, in faith toward God he said, “it may …
Clothed With Christ, Clothed With Power
"And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them." [Acts 16:25] In Ephesians Paul glorifies God, saying, “Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in …
Part II: The Humiliation of Heaven’s Captain
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought not equality with God a prize to be grasped: but emptied Himself, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as …
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Jesus Has Risen
The beauties of the sunset and the sunrise rise up above the skyline,releasing into the sky like a great rubber band,slingshotting color up and over the horizon,and streaking the sky with bright glory; The hind of the dawn, the great morning star,the light of the world, The beloved and blessed of God,rises up to kiss …
The Steady, Unending Intercession of The Messiah
"But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun." [Ex 17:12] There are many figures in the Scriptures which picture Jesus for us, who show us prefigures and shadows of Him; …
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Victory
Upon the hem of His pure linen he clung,Upon the breast of His even rise he lean't,Upon the thought of His flowing blood he stayed,Upon the feet of His lofty figure he bowed,Upon the beauty of His heavenly face he gazed,Upon the Word of Life he desperately fed: For, in his weakness and lowliness,he saw …
Eternally Interceding
One of the greatest Christian comforts is the precious and true knowledge that Jesus continually intercedes for us. In Hebrews we read, “And [the Levitical] priests truly were many, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: but this man, because He continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore He is able …
The Healing Power of God’s Word
"He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." [Psa 107:20] In Luke, the angel Gabriel tells Mary an encouraging truth, reminding her, and us, of an eternal consolation. He says, using a literal interpretation, “for no spoken word of God shall be impossible.” [Lk 1:37] There is not one word …
Christ, Our Victor Over Death
We have received from our Lord Jesus one of God's most precious and most important promises, when our Savior said, "because I live, ye shall live also." [Jn 14:19b] Jesus, while speaking about Himself being "the true bread from heaven," which "giveth life unto the world," told us, "And this is the will of him …