The flesh is weak…Mark 14:38 On the night Jesus was betrayed, He celebrated Passover with His twelve closest friends. Leaving the upper room, they sang hymns as they made their way to Gethsemane on Mount of Olives, verses 26 and 32. The closeness of their communion was about to be broken. Verse 33: And He took […]
Enoch walked with God…Genesis 5:4 Like Noah after him, Enoch chose to live by faith. According to history, Genesis 6:5, most people did not make this choice. They chose instead, to do their own thing. For them, their choices were wicked, evil, sinful. Among the many exceptions, like you, there existed people like Enoch, Noah, […]
Be silent all flesh…Zechariah 2:13 The last prophet of the Old Testament to speak of ‘the flesh’ is Zechariah. In 2:13 the word flesh refers to the whole person: be silent all flesh. In the other three references, verses 11:9, 11:16, and 14:12, flesh refers to the person’s skin and muscle. These images are not pleasant to imagine. Which brings […]
For all flesh had corrupted their way…Genesis 6:12 One can only imagine how man’s corruption affected their Creator. For God had created them in His image, Genesis 1:26-27 and Genesis 9:6: for in the image of God He made man. This is a strange paradox. Mankind was made in the image of God yet covered in […]
For he is indeed flesh…Genesis 6:3 The first eight verses of Genesis 6 describe the world in the days of Noah. Verse 5: Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. This is a serious indictment […]
No one make take your crown…Revelation 3:11 Lest we point the finger at what others believe, we should examine what we hold to be true. Others believe they have some kind of physical reward awaiting them in the afterlife. Sometimes we scoff at their beliefs. But what do we believe? Don’t we believe we will […]
The kingdom of God is within you…Luke 17:21 This was Jesus’ answer to the Pharisees’ question: when will the kingdom of God come? Strange. Did Jesus just say the kingdom of God was in the Pharisees? The very group of men who challenged Him on everything He did or said! Were they searching for the […]
Having forgiven you all trespasses…Colossians 2:13 Buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. And you, being dead in your trespasses, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the […]
One accord in prayer…Acts 1:4 There is a certain blessing that comes from a prayer meeting when God’s people are praying in one accord—in agreement. This was what happened in Jerusalem when the apostles and the women and Jesus’ brothers and Mary, His mother assembled in the upper room. It was there while they were, […]