“And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch” (Mark 14:34, KJV). In company with His disciples, the Saviour slowly made His way to the garden of Gethsemane. The Passover moon, broad and full, shone from a cloudless sky. The city of pilgrims’ tents was hushed into silence. DAContinue reading “Gethsemane: Strange Silence, Sorrow”
Category Archives: Forgiveness
Legacy of Peace
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27, KJV). In His discourse to the disciples, Jesus made no mournful allusion to His own sufferings and death. His last legacy toContinue reading “Legacy of Peace”
The Cup: Symbol of Infinite Sacrifice, Ultimate Victory
“For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.“Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eatContinue reading “The Cup: Symbol of Infinite Sacrifice, Ultimate Victory”
Blood Bought—But Lost
“Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. ..” (1 Samuel 15:22, 23 KJV). AtContinue reading “Blood Bought—But Lost”
A Heart Beneath the Pride
“And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God” (Luke 18:27, KJV). On the way to Jerusalem “Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.” A few miles from the Jordan, on the western edge of the valley that here spread out into a plain, the city lay in the midst ofContinue reading “A Heart Beneath the Pride”
Leaving Galilee: The Last Time
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51, KJV). As the close of His ministry drew near, there was a change in Christ’s manner of labor. Heretofore He had sought to shun excitement and publicity. HeContinue reading “Leaving Galilee: The Last Time”
Your Choice: True Disciple or Slave of Malice
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.“They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be madeContinue reading “Your Choice: True Disciple or Slave of Malice”