God told Jonah, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord. Very […]
While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, passing along the border between Samaria and Galilee, He entered a village where ten lepers stood afar off, unable to come close because of the severity of their condition. Yet even from a distance, they still had one thing they could use—their voices. And they lifted those voices with desperation and hope, […]
This saying proves that God does not speak frivolously; He is very intentional about what He says, and He is not one to toy with your feelings. Everything that needs to be said concerning your situation and circumstance has already been said in His word. Because …all His promises are Yes and Amen in Christ Jesus. God has given us […]
Moses spent the first forty years of his life walking confidently through the golden courts of Egypt, a prince with power and promise. But after one tragic mistake, he found himself in the backside of a desert—not as a leader, but as a shepherd. For forty years, he worked for his father-in-law, Jethro, tending sheep that weren’t even his own. […]
“Go; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.” One would wonder, why would a loving shepherd send out his lambs in the first place, away from the comfort of the stable, and to the midst of wolves! Does He not know the dangers out there? Is He not afraid for the safety of the […]
How old is God! Who can tell His age! Surely no mortal man can, not even the immortals, God is the Immortality that dwells in mortality. He is seated enthroned above! Nothing takes Him unawares! He was before time and is after time. He has been from the beginning and He is the end. Generations after generations have come and […]
“Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” The Children of Israel, the whole host of them six hundred thousand footmen, not counting the elderly, the women, and the Children, after 400 years with an extra 30 years in slavery, […]
A funeral procession was coming out as He approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. Here again, we see a widow whose name is not mentioned, no class or creed can be associated with her, a seemingly nobody who has suffered so much […]
“You don’t know the cost, of the oil in my Alabaster box…” CeCe Winans One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she […]
You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel. The blood of Jesus is of the most superior quality. This blood speaks better things than the blood of Able. It is so potent […]
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