“But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?“And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.“And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom” (Luke 23:40-42, KJV). InContinue reading “Seeing the Savior”
Category Archives: Forgiveness
Crucifying Your One Friend
“And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends” (Zechariah 13:6, KJV). Of the multitude that followed the Saviour to Calvary, many had attended Him with joyful hosannas and the waving of palm branches asContinue reading “Crucifying Your One Friend”
Toward Calvary: So Heavy the Cross
“Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.“Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach” (Hebrews 13:12, 13 KJV) “And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him.” DA 741.1 “That He might sanctify theContinue reading “Toward Calvary: So Heavy the Cross”
Godlike Fortitude: Perfect Calm
“Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.“Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!” (John 19:4, 5 KJV) Satan led the cruelContinue reading “Godlike Fortitude: Perfect Calm”
Gethsemane: The Suffering Saint, The Kiss of a Dead Man
“They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.“As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground” (John 18:5, KJV). The worlds unfallen and the heavenly angels had watched with intenseContinue reading “Gethsemane: The Suffering Saint, The Kiss of a Dead Man”
Gethsemane: The Longing Heart, Baptism of Blood
“Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?“I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: … and I will stain all my raiment” (Isaiah 63:2, 3 KJV). The human heart longs for sympathy in suffering. This longing Christ feltContinue reading “Gethsemane: The Longing Heart, Baptism of Blood”
Gethsemane: The Agony of Sin
“Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.“For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lipsContinue reading “Gethsemane: The Agony of Sin”