Mirror Jesus I
Mark 14:35 “He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by.”
It is a mistake to think that no one else understands what you are going through. A lot of us make this mistake because we look at our story and compare it with others. Read the rest of this entry
In Truth
Heb.2:18 “Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.”
Jesus can help you through Friday because He has gone through Friday. Honestly, I wish I could tell you that there will be no Fridays, no days of pain. But I cannot because it not scriptural. Read the rest of this entry
Amazing Grace!
1 Pet. 2:21 “For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.” (emphasis added).
When we examine the period of Jesus’s punishment (death, burial, and resurrection), it gives us a model by which the resurrection power can come alive in our own lives too. Read the rest of this entry
Alive & Well
Jn.14:6 “Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”
Other religions offer to show their followers the way, but Jesus says, “I am The Way”. Other religions offer to teach their followers the way, but Jesus says, ‘I am The Way and anyone who Read the rest of this entry
Christ Alone
John 5:36 (NCV) “But I have a proof about myself that is greater than that of John. The things I do, which are the things my Father gave me to do, prove that the Father sent me.
We start today’s devotion with a question every believer must answer for himself or herself. Why do you believe that Jesus resurrected, and He is alive? I can give you loads and loads of reasons. Read the rest of this entry
Living Proof
Acts 1:3 “During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God.”
The apostles would gather behind closed doors for fear of the Jewish leaders and Jesus would appear (showing himself) and prove to them that He is alive. He did this because the disciples Read the rest of this entry
The Answer II
Job 19:25-27 “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!
Jesus is The Answer. He is The Answer to your heart’s cry and your life’s question. We must want The Answer more than we want the answers. We must want The Healer more than we want the healings. Read the rest of this entry
The Answer I
Matt. 11:28-29 (MSG) “Jesus: “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to Me for real rest and you’ll recover your life and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
Years ago, in the United States, thirty-nine people willingly committed suicide. Why? One said he had an encounter with UFOs and they need to meet the UFOs on a supernatural level. Read the rest of this entry
Act Now
2 Cor.5:20 “So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”
The number one movie genre in the United States, by a huge margin, is horror. Particularly among the millennials and the gen-z (generation z). When people say Christianity is outdated, Read the rest of this entry
Guarantee
Num. 23:19 (GW) “God is not like people. He doesn’t change His mind. When He says something, He does it. When He makes a promise, He keeps it.”
The first thing that the resurrection of Jesus teaches us is that God is in control. The second thing is that God keeps His promises. God had promised from the garden of Eden that He will send a Son, Read the rest of this entry
