In the Life of Christ Matthew 9:1–34 moves rapidly from one human need to another. A paralyzed man lies helpless on a mat. A tax collector sits isolated at his booth. A grieving father pleads for his dying daughter. A suffering woman reaches anonymously through a crowd. Two blind men cry for mercy, and aContinue reading “When Jesus Reaches the Deeper Need”
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The One Who Can Forgive What No One Else Can
In the Life of Christ When the paralyzed man was lowered through the roof in Mark 2, everyone expected Jesus to address the need they could see. The man could not walk, his friends had carried him through the streets, and the crowd had watched them tear open a roof to reach Jesus. Yet Christ’sContinue reading “The One Who Can Forgive What No One Else Can”
The Invitation That Can Make Scarlet White
The Bible in a Year “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18 Isaiah’s opening chapter does not present a comfortable picture of Judah. God’s people hadContinue reading “The Invitation That Can Make Scarlet White”
The Greatness of Forgiveness
The Bible in a Year “For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.” (Psalm 25:11) As we journey through Scripture, we repeatedly discover that one of the greatest barriers between humanity and God is not God’s unwillingness to forgive but our unwillingness to acknowledge our need for forgiveness. David’s prayerContinue reading “The Greatness of Forgiveness”
As the Day Begins
A Morning Meditation on 1 John 1:3,7“We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.” (1 John 1:3)“But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we haveContinue reading “As the Day Begins”