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”
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The Shepherd’s Life for His Sheep
“I am the Good Shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” “I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine. As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down My life for the sheep.” DA 476.1 Again Jesus found access to theContinue reading “The Shepherd’s Life for His Sheep”
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”
Mercy, Not Sacrifice
“But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Matthew 9:13 KJV).
Knowing Your Foes at Feasts
“He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him” (John 7:18, KJV). All the while Jesus was at Jerusalem during the feast He was shadowed by spies. Day after day new schemes to silence Him wereContinue reading “Knowing Your Foes at Feasts”
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”
Christ: The Solid Rock
“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18, KJV). Centuries before the Saviour’s advent Moses had pointed to the Rock of Israel’s salvation. The psalmist had sung of “the Rock of myContinue reading “Christ: The Solid Rock”