So [Jesus] stood over [Peter’s mother-in-law] and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and began to serve them. (Luke 4:39) ...
Running Again (Or, “How the Worst Itch Ever Reminded me of the Best Fix of All”) The itch was so bad I could barely stand ...
For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the law made nothing perfect); but on ...
[The people] got up, drove Him out of town and brought Him to the edge of the hill their town was built on, intending to ...
You are my beloved Son. I take delight in you. (Luke 3:22b) The steadfast, unchanging posture of God the Father toward God the Son is ...
Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourself, “We have Abraham as our father,” for I tell you that God is ...
Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight. (Luke 3:4b) John’s job was to ready the masses to receive the Messiah. His task ...
Therefore, holy brothers [and sisters], you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession… (Hebrews 3:1) Jesus ...
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people. (Luke 2:52) Would you increase in your stature and standing ...
While they were there [in Bethlehem], the time came for [Mary] to give birth. (Luke 2:6) We live in a world of instant weather reports ...
[Jesus] is the radiance of the glory of God, and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the word of ...
But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them. (Luke 2:19) Wonderful things were happening to Mary, and she ...
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and ...
And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were finished, [Joseph and Mary] brought [Jesus] up to Jerusalem to present ...
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 2 Timothy 3 GOD’S WORD PREPARES YOU FOR GOD’S WORK All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable ...
When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has ...
(More) Scripture Notes on Revelation 7 After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were robed in white with palm branches in their hands. And they cried …
TOPICS: diversity, inclusion, openness, race, Revelation 7, salvation, unity
Scripture Notes on Revelation 7 “For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and He will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 7:17) Revelation is a book of powerful truth cloaked in mysterious …
TOPICS: comfort, end times, hope, judgment, Revelation 7, salvation, wrath
Scripture Notes on Revelation 6 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how …
TOPICS: injustice, judgment, justice, persecution, propitiation, Revelation 6, righteousness, salvation, wrath
Scripture Notes on Revelation 5 “You were slain, and by Your blood You ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.” (Revelation 5:9b) Nobody watching Jesus bleed out on the cross had a chipper outlook for the future. To be sure, Jesus had told His …
TOPICS: death, deliverance, hope, life, rescue, Revelation 5, salvation
Scripture Notes on Revelation 4 Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come! (Revelation 4:8b) From eternity since before the world began, God was holy, perfect, righteous and good. Throughout every age of humanity, God has been holy, perfect, righteous and good. …
TOPICS: destiny, holiness, perfection, Revelation 4, salvation, sanctification
Scripture Notes on 1 John 3 By this we know love, that He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. (1 John 3:16) Love is not just a feeling, it is a choice to act. It is a demonstrated desire …
TOPICS: 1 John 3, action, commitment, grace, love, sacrifice, salvation, security
Scripture Notes on Hebrews 7 For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. (Hebrews 7:18-19) There are many …
TOPICS: confidence, foundation, grace, Hebrews 7, hope, salvation, works
Scripture Notes on 2 Timothy 1 I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day… I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother …
TOPICS: 2 Timothy 1, election, family, grace, salvation
Scripture Notes on 1 Timothy 1 And the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. (1 Timothy 1:14) Paul killed Christians, yet Jesus gave him overflowing grace. Paul opposed the name of Christ as strongly as he could, yet Jesus …
TOPICS: 1 Timothy 1, grace, judgment, mercy, salvation, sanctification
Scripture Notes on 2 Thessalonians 2 God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thessalonians 2:13-14) Christian, never …
TOPICS: 2 Thessalonians 2, calling, choice, destiny, election, glory, predestination, salvation
