In the Life of Christ “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” — Matthew 5:48 At first glance, Jesus’ command in Matthew 5:48 can feel overwhelming. How can imperfect people ever be perfect? As I walk through the Sermon on the Mount, I discover that Jesus is not calling His followers to flawlessContinue reading “Becoming Like the Father”
Category Archives: A Day in the Life
Love That Fulfills Everything
In the Life of Christ When Jesus was asked which commandment was the greatest, He did not hesitate. Drawing from Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18, He answered, “Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind… And the second is like unto it, Thou shaltContinue reading “Love That Fulfills Everything”
When Worship Walks Through Doubt
In the Life of Christ “Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.” — Matthew 28:16–17 There is something deeply comforting about the honesty of Matthew’s account of the Great Commission. Jesus stood before His disciplesContinue reading “When Worship Walks Through Doubt”
Living One Day at a Time
In the Life of Christ “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.” — Matthew 6:34 There are mornings when my mind wakes up already running ahead of God. I begin thinking about unfinished responsibilities, uncertain outcomes, and burdens that have not even arrived yet.Continue reading “Living One Day at a Time”
The King Who Chose the Cross
In the Life of Christ There are moments in the life of Jesus where heaven briefly pulls back the curtain and allows us to see eternity speaking into time. Mark 1:11 is one of those moments. As Jesus rose from the waters of baptism, the voice of the Father declared, “You are My beloved Son;Continue reading “The King Who Chose the Cross”
The Hands That Reached for the Untouchable
In the Life of Christ There is something deeply moving about the moment Jesus touched the leper in Matthew 8. The disease itself was terrible, but the isolation may have been even worse. Lepers were not simply sick; they were separated. They lived outside the normal rhythms of society, cut off from worship, family, andContinue reading “The Hands That Reached for the Untouchable”
When Heaven Opened Over the Water
In the Life of Christ There is something deeply moving about watching Jesus step into the Jordan River beside ordinary sinners. Mark 1:9 presents no hesitation, no distance, and no reluctance from Christ. Though sinless, Jesus walks directly into the same waters where repentant people confessed their failures before God. I often pause there inContinue reading “When Heaven Opened Over the Water”
From Nowhere to the Nations
In the Life of Christ “In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.” — Mark 1:9 There is something deeply comforting to me about the fact that Jesus began His public ministry from a place nobody respected. Nazareth was not a center of influence, wealth, orContinue reading “From Nowhere to the Nations”
The Gospel Has Hands and Feet
In the Life of Christ Luke opens the book of Acts by reminding us that Jesus “began both to do and teach” (Acts 1:1). That small phrase carries enormous weight. Jesus did not simply preach sermons; He embodied them. His words walked among people. His compassion touched lepers, restored blind eyes, fed hungry crowds, andContinue reading “The Gospel Has Hands and Feet”
The Touch That Restored a Soul
In the Life There are moments in the life of Christ that reveal not only His power, but His heart. The healing of the leper in Mark 1:40–45 is one of those moments. The leper did not merely suffer from disease; he suffered from isolation. He was the walking symbol of rejection, shame, and separation.Continue reading “The Touch That Restored a Soul”