We have been learning life lessons from Abraham’s life and will look at sacrificing Isaac. In the last issue, we witnessed the birth of the promised son Isaac and how it changed Abraham’s and Sarah’s life. The birth of a child changes the parents’ life, but what if God told…
July 23 | Luke 5:23-24 “What is easier, to say '"Your sins have been forgiven" or to say, 'Arise and walk' But for the purpose that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” – he said to the one who had been…
July 20 | Luke 8:49-50 “While He was still speaking, someone came from his synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter is dead. Don’t bother the Teacher any longer.” But Jesus, hearing this, replied, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe, and she will be healed.”” (Luke 8:49–50) I’ve been in lines at…
Jesus healed deaf and mute people throughout His ministry in ways that show His incredible compassion and power. These healings reveal Jesus's heart for those who struggle to communicate and hear in our world. In my last post, I talked about the New Testament words for healing and how they…
July 8 | Luke 10:23-24 “And turning to His disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but didn’t see, and to hear what you hear but didn’t hear.”” (Luke…
July 7 | Luke 10:19-20 “Behold, I have given you the authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over every power of the enemy, and nothing will ever hurt you. Nevertheless, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, rather rejoice that your names have been written in heaven.””…
Although I’ve talked about when Jesus progressively heals someone before, I wanted to talk about immediate healing and compare it with progressive healing in the Gospels. In my last post, I talked about why Jesus liked to heal on the Sabbath. In this post, I want to take another look…
There are seven fascinating moments in the Gospels where Jesus was like a revolutionary, healing on the Sabbath. This is my best attempt at understanding why He liked doing it. In my last post, I discussed how healing and casting out demons are used side-by-side by the New Testament authors.…
Many modern readers of the Bible do not understand how Jesus healed people with Demons. The word for healing does not seem to fit the same idea of casting demons out of people. I will to take a closer look at this phenomenon in the Gospels and Acts. In my…
December 23 | Luke 2:30-32 “For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You prepared in the presence of all the people, a Light for revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of the people, Israel.”” (Luke 2:30–32) So many generations of Jews from the time of Isaiah’s prophecy about…