Will You Really?

Scripture John 13:38 “Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!”  Observation “Will you really?” What a pointed challenge that...

Motivations

Scripture John 12:42-43 “Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in Him. But because of the pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved human praise more than praise...

What Christ Commands

Scripture John 11:43-44 “When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice “Lazarus! Come out!” The dead man came out…”   Observation This miracle of Jesus seems almost incidental. Jesus never laid hands on him, never prayed...

Circumstances and Certainty

  Thank God, that He is still God no matter the circumstances! He is still good, despite my present circumstance–and He is still the Lord, no matter the challenge.   Scripture Habakkuk 3:17-18 “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on...

Perfect Obedience, Perfect Timing

Scripture John 7:6 – “Therefore Jesus told them, ‘My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.”   Observation Jesus had perfect timing, and was...