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 21 | Matthew 8:8 “But the centurion answered saying, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.” (Matthew 8:8) We have all kinds of tactics we think will work to move God’s hand. We…
July 18 | Matthew 8:1-4 “And when He came down from the mountain, a large crowd followed Him. And behold, a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” And He stretched out His hand and touched him,…
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 6 | Hebrews 12:22-24 “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to Festival celebration, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of…
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.…
December 31 | Matthew 6:25 “”Therefore, I tell you, don’t be anxious about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t your life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”” (Matthew 6:25) If you’re like me you think about all the…
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 26 | Jeremiah 29:13; Matthew 6:33 “Then you will seek Me and you will find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13) “But seek first His kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33) There are a few days…