John 17:11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. Jesus is talking to the Father, praying that those who are His will be… Read More »
Love Divine
John 17:1-2 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. In His prayer… Read More »
The Net
John 21:11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. Verse 11 has always intrigued me because it gives the exact number of large fish which were caught in the net. It’s an exact… Read More »
Proof Positive
Acts 2:32-35 “God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this. Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.… Read More »
Defilement and Cleansing
Numbers 9:6-7 Now there were certain men who were defiled by a human corpse, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron that day. And those men said to him, “We became defiled by a human corpse. Why are we kept from presenting the offering… Read More »
Great Grace
Acts 4:33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. The power with which the Apostles gave testimony to the resurrection of Christ was by the grace of God yielding the Christ-like attitude and Christ like impact of this early church.… Read More »
Peace
Acts 7:1 Then the high priest said, “Are these things so?” Stephen was a man who knew where to find peace. The peace he found was not in other people, not in government, not in religion, but in God. This was important because Stephen had been railroaded by those of the Synagogue of the Freedmen,… Read More »
The Savior or Your Savior?
Acts 7:37 “This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear.’” Stephen is being tried by the Sanhedrin on the charges of blasphemy, not against God but against the Temple. His defense is… Read More »
I Do
Acts 9:36 At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. Acts 9:37 But it happened in those days that she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. Acts… Read More »
On Grace
Acts 11:18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.” It does seem to me that the grace of God is quite remarkable. It’s like a flood of water that seeks to saturate every nook and cranny, cutting off… Read More »
