Later Simon and the others went out to find him. They said, “Everyone is asking for you.” (Mark 1:36 NLT) Jesus is becoming a star. His disciples find him spending time with his Father and tell him that everybody is clamoring for him. His response; The Lord packs his bags and moves to a different […]
Category Archives: Gleanings from the Word
Donald J. Trump When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand on Ephraim’s head he was displeased; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. (Genesis 48:17 NIV) Joseph thought his father, Jacob, was making a mistake in blessing Ephraim, the younger son, first, before […]
But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain with us ten days or so; then you may go.” (Genesis 24:55 NIV) This reply came when Abraham’s servant, who had traveled to his master’s homeland to find a wife for his son, Isaac. The question at hand was not if Rebekah should […]
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there. (Genesis 11:31 NIV) Abram, who would become Abraham, the father of […]
Mary, the mother of Jesus And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. (Matthew 1:19 NASB) Our reputation, in many cases, can be a result of our wrong choices, but not always. In other instances, like Mary the mother of our Lord, her […]
Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh (Jude 22-23 NIV) In the Book of Jude, we are given instruction on dealing with people who are straying from the truth. We are to show mercy to […]
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9: 6 NASB) The story of Christmas is about a God who came not to conquer […]
They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear. (Psalms 64: 3-4 NIV) As Christians, it does sometimes feel as if we have a bull’s-eye on our backs. We seem to be often dodging cruel words like deadly arrows. Their motive […]
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect (I Peter 3:15 NIV). We must always be ready to defend the Gospel of Christ, but that […]
I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel. (Psalms 31:12 NASB) The concept of a man being a broken vessel is hard for the human mind to comprehend. Two messages revealed by the Cross of Christ help us grasp this spiritual state. Namely, that life follows death, […]