Scripture Notes

Here they go again... In Luke 20:1-8, the religious leaders of Jesus' day come to Him with questions, but not good honest, heartfelt questions. They come with questions designed to trick Jesus, to trap Him and take Him down.

It's one thing to make a scene and drive out a few money men for an afternoon. It's quite another to be able to set up shop in their spot from then on and not have these business people come back to reclaim their livelihood...

Do you ever find yourself waiting on something and it seems like there's no end in sight? "And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You..." -Psalm 39:7 How often our lives are filled with the dreary, droning wait of unmet hopes and desires...

Jesus doesn't cry much, but when He does, what does it mean? "And when He drew near and saw [Jerusalem], He wept over it, saying, 'Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace!  But now they are hidden from your eyes.'" -Luke 19:41-42

When Jesus speaks, what is He like? "Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Him." -Luke 15:1 How striking that the down-and-outs and outcasts of society were coming to Jesus not just because of the miracles (like many), but to "hear Him". Something in His was and His words drew them in for more...

Ever have one of those moments when your prayer time turns out weird? A few nights ago when I was in prayer, a verse reference came to me that I didn’t recognize.  Out of nowhere, what came to my mind was “Numbers 22:13″.  Then, shortly after that, it was revised to “Numbers 22:11-13″. Weird. Of course I looked it up, and not surprisingly, I was blessed!  Here’s what it said… ‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Now come, curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them and drive them out.’” God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.” So Balaam rose in the morning and said to...