Be A Learner!
Be A Learner! “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me…”Matthew 11:29 The word disciple means learner—someone who follows and imitates his Master. In Luke 6:40, we read, “A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.” The Lord Jesus Christ not only taught spiritual […]
Christ Our Substitute
Christ Our Substitute “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,”1 Peter 3:18 Salvation was not an afterthought. It was in the heart and mind of God in eternity past. Before […]
What is God like?
What Is God Like? “Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.”Isaiah 40:30-31 However, what often […]
I Am The Life
I Am The Life “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”John 14:6 The Lord Jesus had just been telling His disciples about His death, and now He was declaring Himself to be the source of all life. In John 10:17–18, He announced that He […]
I Am The Truth
I Am The Truth “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”John 14:6 Again, the Lord Jesus used the definite article to emphasize Himself as “the only truth.”Pilate once asked Jesus, “What is truth?” (John 18:38), but he wasn’t willing to surrender to the One […]
I Am The Way
I Am The Way “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”John 14:6 The Lord used the definite article to distinguish Himself as “the only way.” A way is a path or means of access, and the disciples had expressed confusion about where He was […]
The Way. The Truth. The Life.
The Way. The Truth. The Life. “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”John 14:6 This statement is one of the seven “I Am” statements of Jesus. On the night before the Lord Jesus went to Calvary, He prepared His disciples for the days ahead. […]
Peace For A Troubled Heart
Peace For A Troubled Heart “Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.”2 Thessalonians 3:16 Peace has been defined as “a state of tranquility or quiet; freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions.”Through the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on […]
The Goodness of God
The Goodness of God “Taste and see that the Lord is good” Psalm 34:8 There is great encouragement in looking at who our God is—not only to consider the things about Him that we’ll never fully understand, but also to reflect on what He has revealed to us in His Word. In our world today, […]
A Substitute
A Substitute “Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.”Genesis 22:13 In Genesis 22, we read the familiar account of Abraham taking his […]