2 Chronicles 20:12, “…we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” I read this passage in 2 Chronicles a few days ago during my morning reading. It’s such a beautiful and invincible response to suffering…..To be able […]
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Ecclesiastes 7:8, “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning…” In the immediate context, Solomon is commending focus on the brevity of life and the wisdom that comes with keeping “the big picture” in focus. However, the truth of his statement also applies to redemptive history as a whole…..though it’s right
Matthew 27:37, “…over His head they put the charge against Him, which read, ‘This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” Revelation 22:3, “…the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it…” “…the throne of God and of the Lamb”…..so much could be said about that…but for now, let me confine
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Matthew 5:4, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Revelation 21:4, “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes…” This is a sweet and well-loved phrase. It is sort of a poetic restatement of Matthew 5:4, “blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” What is the blessedness
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Hebrews 2:9, “…we see Him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor BECAUSE OF the suffering of death…” And if the death of God the Son has been turned to the crown of His honor, what suffering will not be made to serve
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ,
Genesis 3:12, “The man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate…” Galatians 3:13, “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us–for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree…’” The
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John 10:27, “My sheep hear my voice…” If we’ve heard the voice of our Shepherd calling our name in the love of Calvary, we are His sheep.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4, “I delivered to you as of FIRST IMPORTANCE what I also received: that Christ died for our sins…that He was buried, [and] that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures…” The Person and Work of Christ is the Sun of our theological solar system.
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John 11:25, “I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live…”
In Revelation 17:16 we get a horrific description of the Beast’s hatred for the Prostitute. What makes this so startling is that the Prostitute was riding on/depending on/in league with the Beast just a few verses earlier….it’s a vivid picture of the hatred that underlies any veneer of “love” that Satan and the
Revelation 20 “(10)…the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire…(15) And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Revelation 3:21, “The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as
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John 9:25, “…I was blind, now I see.” 2 Corinthians 4:6, “God…has shone into our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” To see the beauty of God, shining from the face that was marred beyond human semblance for our sin–that is
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Matthew 6:34, “…do not be anxious about tomorrow…” The heart of Sovereign Love revealed at the cross is the same that authors all our days…let us receive them, read them, and endure them in hope, knowing that–because our God is risen–the ending is joy beyond imagination. I am often tempted to be eaten
Isaiah 33:21-22, “But there YHWH in majesty will be for us a place of broad rivers and streams…for YHWH is our judge; YHWH is our lawgiver; YHWH is our king; He will save us.” This picture is taken from Isaiah 33 where the Lord is talking about the final salvation of His people–a
Revelation 12:11, “And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.” The enemy is overcome as we trust in and hold fast to the person and work of the Lamb, even pouring out our lives in love as
John 8:28, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He…” The window into the heart of ‘I AM’ opens widest at the cross. When Jesus says that He’s the Light of the World in John 8:12, I think we are to understand that most
Revelation 5:9, “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain…” The blood of Christ purchases the opening of the scroll and, therefore, the end and regeneration of the world….
Isaiah 55:2, “Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.” John 6:35, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and
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Joel 2:32, “…everyone who calls on the name of YHWH shall be saved.” Luke 23:42, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom…” Paradise opened to the thief when he called on the name of YHWH incarnate, Jesus Christ (whose name means “YHWH Saves”).
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