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"[Jesus] sent two of the disciples, saying... 'You will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, "Why are you untying it?" you shall say this: "The Lord has need of it."' ... And they brought it to Jesus, and...
"And there followed Him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for Him. But turning to them Jesus said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming...
"And as they led Him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus."(Luke 23:26 ESV) Imagine what it must have been like to be Simon. There you are, coming into the city from the country,...
"But they all cried out together, 'Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas'—a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder. They kept shouting, 'Crucify, crucify Him!' A third time he said to them, 'Why? What evil...
"And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led Him away and delivered Him over to Pilate. And Pilate asked Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' And He answered him,...
Want to be strong? Then we need to admit we are weak
"And a young man followed Him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked." (Mark 14:51-52 ESV)Who was the young man? Some people think it is Mark himself, as he is the only one who even mentions...
"And some began to spit on Him and to cover His face and to strike Him, saying to Him, 'Prophesy!' And the guards received Him with blows." (Mark 14:65 ESV)It sounds a bit weird. Why were people saying, "Prophesy!" to Jesus when they were hitting Him? If we look at...
Has God given you a promised, but now, months, even years later, things only see worse?I can sure relate. He gave us a promise two years ago. Since that time, things have only gotten worse...This has often been a puzzle to me. After all, didn't God say, "Keep in mind...
"We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed." (2 Corinthians 4:8-9 KJV)A most difficult thing for me to deeply comprehend is that a loving God allows troubles into...
"So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ."(Romans 10:17 ESV) "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1 ESV) How is your faith? Sad to say mine has hit a pot hole and sank a little. I...
"Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. (Matthew 6:8 NKJ) "One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.'” (Luke 11:1NIV) I was researching...
"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." (John 16:33 ESV) "Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth."(Colossians 3:2 ESV) God...