"Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever." (Psalm 136:26 ESV) "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:22-33 ESV) "But you,...
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and...
"Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast You save, O LORD." (Psalm 36:5-6 ESV)Every time I meditate upon this psalm, I...
"And when evening had come ... Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus .... And Joseph bought a linen shroud, and taking Him down,...
"And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' which means, 'My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?'" (Mark 15:33-34)Have you ever...
"And with Him they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left. And those who passed by derided Him, wagging their heads and saying, 'Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself, and come down from the cross!' So...
"And immediately, while He was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, 'The one I will kiss is the man. Seize Him...
"And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together ... seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they found none. ... Again the high priest asked Him, 'Are You the Christ, the Son of the...
"And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." (Phil. 1:6 ESV)I am 54 years old now. Actually I should say my body is 54 years old now. On the inside I am still a bit confused about it all. ...
"And He began to speak to them in parables. 'A man planted a vineyard ... and leased it to tenants .... When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat him and sent him away...