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Scripture His head is the finest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven. — Song of Solomon 5:11 (ESV) Devotional Comparisons all fail to set forth the Lord Jesus, but the spouse uses the best within her reach. By the head of Jesus we may understand his deity, “for the head of Christ … Read more
Everything on this site comes back to one question. Jesus asked it Himself: “But who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15, ESV) He was talking with His disciples. First He asked what other people were saying, and they gave Him a list: John the Baptist, Elijah, “Jeremiah or one of the prophets” (Matthew … Read more
Part 2 of 2. ← Read Part 1: Expect a Change, Don’t Chase the Change Last time we talked about assurance, about knowing you’re a child of God, and about expecting a real change when the Holy Spirit gives new birth. That matters. But there’s something we have to say next, or we’ll do more … Read more
Ask a room full of people who grew up around Christianity, “Do you know you’re a child of God?” and listen to the answers. “I hope so.” “I try to be.” “I was baptized.” “I prayed a prayer once.” Very few can say, plainly and with peace, “Yes. He has saved me.” That should bother … Read more
Gethsemane means “oil press.” The garden named for crushing olives is where Jesus was pressed to the ground and still prayed, “not what I will, but what you will” (Mark 14:36). Names Milk.
Scripture If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. — John 15:19 (ESV) Devotional Here is distinguishing grace and discriminating regard; for some are made the special objects … Read more
Scripture We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. — Isaiah 64:6 (ESV) Devotional The believer is a new creature, he belongs to a holy generation and a peculiar … Read more
Elijah’s name means “Yah is God.” On Mount Carmel the people finally shouted it: “The LORD, he is God” (1 Kgs 18:39). Names Milk.
Scripture The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; — 2 Timothy 2:11 (ESV) Devotional Paul has four of these “faithful sayings.” The first occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world … Read more
Scripture All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again. — Ecclesiastes 1:7 (ESV) Devotional Everything sublunary is on the move, time knows nothing of rest. The solid earth is a rolling ball, and the great sun himself a star obediently … Read more
