Mat 27:50-53 Jesus, when He had cried out again with a loud voice, yielded up His spirit. And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep…
A PERFECT SUBSTITUTE
Isa 53:4,5 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. A substitute…
BETRAYED BY A FRIEND
Luk 22:47 And while He was still speaking, behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. Luk 22:48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” A kiss was a typical…
THE STRENGTH TO CONQUER.
Luk 22:41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, Luk 22:42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, remove this cup from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”Luk 22:43 Then an Angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. Jesus was in the…
JESUS MAKES EVERYTHING MAKE SENSE.
Luk 5:4-7 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net ” And when they had…
GOD UNDERSTANDS THE LANGUAGE OF TEARS.
Psa 56:8 You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? Psa 34:17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. Tears are basically water and salt along with little calcium and a few other chemicals that…
TRUSTING GOD IS A DAY BY DAY EXPERIENCE.
Exo 16:21 So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted. Exo 16:22 And so it was, on the sixth day, that they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses….
COME SEE A MAN
Jo 4:28-30 So the woman left her water pot, and went away into the city, and saith to the people, 29 Come, see a man, who told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Christ? 30 They went out of the city, and were coming to him. More often , man…
ELIMINATE THE NONE – ESSENTIALS.
1 Co 6:12 Everything is permissible (allowable and lawful) for me; but not all things are helpful (good for me to do, expedient and profitable when considered with other things). Everything is lawful for me, but I will not become the slave of anything or be brought under its power. The church in Corinth was…
EVERY SHEEP MATTERS
Mat 18:12-14 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? “And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than…