"... in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" (Ben Franklin). Maybe so, if one lives with only the values of this world. But what of the values of the eternal Kingdom, that knows no limitations and interacts with those "who are in the...
Spirit And Truth
Now I understand. I don’t know how many times that I have read this passage in the past and it just never fully clicked. You’ve had those moments. I was reading John 4 of Jesus’s conversation with the woman at the well at Sychar. She had given to Him the time worn...
Full Or Empty
All four gospels speak of Jesus' baptism by John. Three of the four relate the temptation of Jesus. Only one explains to us the source of Jesus' power. It would be easy to simply glide past this critical event in Jesus' life that gave impetus to His ministry. It would...
Wait For It!
"Arise, shine for your light has come" (Is.60:1) You would almost think that the writer Jude was speaking of the day we live in. "I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints"...
Truth Revealed
"Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" Have you ever had one of those "aha" moments, when the veil is lifted off your mind and your eyes suddenly see the truth before you? You may have read the Scriptures many times and thought that you knew,...
Because I Must!
"I am a voice, crying in the wilderness. Make straight the way of the Lord" (Jn.1:23) I suspect that the questions posed to John were not asked by the "common folk" who came to both hear and be baptized by John. The questioners are identified as the priests, Levites...
You Are Invited!
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the Begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14) There is something about the aging process that tends to change us, or should change us, with the passing years. Our...
The Messenger’s Message
"A rhema word came to John, son of Zacharias, in the desert" (Lk.3:2) The fascinating thing about John the Baptist is that he never deviated from the mandate given to him in the desert. There is no indication that he ever laid hands on people for healing; no...
Two Keys To John The Baptist
"A man was sent from God, whose name was John" (John 1:6) John the Baptist, though unique in prophesy, was not the only preacher that delivered a message to the people of Israel during his day. Some believe that he belonged to the Essenes, an ascetic movement that...
Life And Light
"And the Light shines in the darkness and the darkness does not put it out" (John 1:5) Most translations will put a small "l" at the front of the word "light". By doing so I think they miss the point of John's intent. The light that shines in the darkness is not an...
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