“The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished” (2 Peter 2:9, KJV). Sorrow entered the peaceful home where Jesus had rested. Lazarus was stricken with sudden illness, and his sisters sent to the Saviour, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom ThouContinue reading “Test of Faith: Death, Only Sleep to True Believers”
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Real Treasure, Power, All Yours: How
“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.“Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, becauseContinue reading “Real Treasure, Power, All Yours: How”
Relentless Unbelief in the Face of Facts
“Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?“He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?” (John 9:26, 27 KJV) “As Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blindContinue reading “Relentless Unbelief in the Face of Facts”
Strange Reserve: God’s Timing Is Everything
“Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.“Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come” (John 7:6, 8 KJV). Three times a year the Jews were required to assemble at Jerusalem forContinue reading “Strange Reserve: God’s Timing Is Everything”
Lesson for Extremes: Unbelief and Faith
“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth” (Mark 9:23, KJV). In a brief space of time the favored disciples have beheld the extreme of glory and of humiliation. They have seen humanity as transfigured into the image of God, and as debased into the likeness ofContinue reading “Lesson for Extremes: Unbelief and Faith”
Unbelief Reversed
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37, KJV). The entire night had been passed in the mountain; and as the sun arose, Jesus and His disciples descended to the plain. Absorbed in thought, the disciples were awedContinue reading “Unbelief Reversed”
Near the Cross: Six Days of Gloom
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up” (John 3:14, KJV). After Peter’s confession, Jesus charged the disciples to tell no man that He was the Christ. This charge was given because of the determined opposition of the scribes and Pharisees. More thanContinue reading “Near the Cross: Six Days of Gloom”