What is the great commandment? Matthew 22:36 In His response to the question, Jesus supplies another summary of the message of God law: be loving. Love the Lord your God—love your neighbor. Jesus then revealed that on these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. Every command in the law of God is related to one of […]
And My reward is with Me…Revelation 22:12 So, what reward is Jesus bringing with Him? In one sense, His reward is Himself. Paul explains: knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ, Colossians 3:24. Then what is our inheritance? It is in the kingdom of […]
I will give you a new heart…Ezekiel 36:26 Long before Paul wrote in his letters about becoming new, God had declared His new covenant through the prophets. God has declared the end from the beginning. For us and for the world. The world has proven over and over, people need more than their best effort; […]
Woe to the rebellious children…Isaiah 30:1 We were promised a Wonderful Counselor in Jesus, Isaiah 9. Shame on us for not seeking His counsel. This is the warning of Isaiah, chapter 30:1: Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, who take counsel, but not from Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, […]
Abide in Me…John 15:4 In times like these we question if we actually abide in Christ. With so much chaos, it is difficult to even think. The cares of this world press upon us; choking the life of Christ out of us. We fear we are on the verge of leaving Jesus. Then someone says, […]
Revelation means revealing, and it’s all about Jesus!Many BIG Questions get answered… At the beginning of Revelation, Chapter 4, John is told; “Come up here and I will show you things that are to come.” Immediately what he thought was a just a new location, is also a new awareness. His ‘eyes’ are opened to […]