Every culture has its god. Men innately want to believe in a higher being. The Jews were no different, except they claimed to follow Yahweh, the Covenant God of Israel. Even though God had promised to send the Messiah, the Jews still doubted Jesus’ words. His exclamation here should have…
Today let’s look at verse 43: “For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.” Some people believed Jesus was who He claimed to be, but they stayed silent. Pleasing men was more important to them than pleasing God with their full commitment. How sad. Can any man,…
HYMN DAY! “Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our Blessed Redeemer,” another wonderful hymn by Fanny Crosby. Sing this one at the top of your lungs! 1 Praise him! praise him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer! Sing, O earth his wonderful love proclaim! Hail him! hail him! highest archangels in glory, Strength…
Let’s focus on verse 42 here. Some who saw did believe Jesus was the Son of God. They believed, but they stayed silent out of fear of being banned from what was familiar. Let’s say you had a friend who only was your friend in private but acted like you…
This verse is heartbreaking. They SAW Him. They saw His miracles. They heard His words, which were wise beyond measure. They looked right at Him, but they couldn’t SEE. When I was healed in September of 2004 and arrived at school minus my cane, people noticed. If someone asked where…
Before we receive Jesus, we’re lost in the dark abyss of sin. But when we receive Jesus, we find the Light. We become a child of Light, and sin no longer has a hold on us. Thus, the darkness is gone—gone for all eternity. I once asked that man, “Where…
Jesus stood in front of that crowd of people. People who’d been taught the Scriptures about the coming Messiah. People who’d memorized the Scriptures about the coming Messiah and had longed for Him for centuries! And yet they failed to recognize Him. How heartbreaking. I pray that none go to…
HYMN DAY! What an intriguing question is found in the title–“What If It Were Today?” Oh, what a glorious day it will be when Jesus my Savior returns for me! 1 Jesus is coming to earth again– What if it were today? Coming in power and love to reign– What…
Jesus did His utmost to point the lost to the only One who could redeem their souls. Everything He did, everything the Father did, everything the Spirit did was for one purpose: to open the eyes and hearts of the lost to Truth. To put it personally, everything Jesus did,…
When we left off at the end of November, Jesus acknowledged that as much as He wanted to be spared the agony of the cross, it was the purpose for which He had come to earth and He would see it through to glorify the Father. God the Father replied…
