The road to Emmaus While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him. (Luke 24:15-16 NASB) After the death and resurrection of Christ, he appeared to two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus. The disciples did not recognize Jesus. Why? They were not looking for an upside-down […]
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Jesus *said to them, “Come and have breakfast.”(John 21:12a NASB) Peter Denies Christ After the resurrection, Jesus manifested himself to his disciples on the Sea of Tiberias. When the disciples, including Peter who had failed him so miserably, came into shore from fishing, Jesus said, “Come and have breakfast.” Have you ever failed someone? You feel such shame, and you can […]
Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7 NLT) Sometimes as a Christian, everything seems to be swirling around us. Disappointments and discouragement, financial or relationship problems seem to be all around us in every aspect […]
Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”(Mark 2:27-28 NLT) False religion is always a perversion of true faith. The religious leaders of Jesus’ day had set up a vast […]
“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones.” (Luke 16:10a NLT) In our Christian journey, we can go the through life with our eyes on the big things and miss the small ones. Josh Wilson sings a song called “Dream Small.” The lyrics to the chorus read like this. […]
In all your ways acknowledge Him,And He will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:6 NASB) GPS, or Global Positioning System, is the mode of preference for finding directions. God has his own way to direct our steps, God’s positioning system. Unlike GPS, God’s directions are always perfect. I had no idea which way to go! Navigational Satellites Recently, on […]
Leprous King Uzziah Hence his fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong. But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, for he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.(2 Chronicles 26:15b-16a NASB) Uzziah was a righteous King. It is said […]
Jesus *said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, *said to Him, “Lord, by this time [a]there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days.” (John 11:39 NASB) Most people know the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. What would have happened if Martha and the others present at the tomb had refused to […]
He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who is to build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish his kingdom forever if he perseveres in keeping my commands and my ordinances as he is doing today.’(1 Chronicles 28:7 […]
Then the Lord’s anger was aroused against Uzzah, and he struck him dead because he had laid his hand on the Ark. So Uzzah died there in the presence of God. (1 Chronicles 13:10 NLT) David and all Israel had sought to bring the Ark of God back to Jerusalem, a good thing. To transport the […]