May 16 | Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” (Matthew 5:7) The world doesn’t see merciful people as strong. In sports, we see unhappy coaches when athletes show mercy to their opponents. Yet, we all want the judge to show us mercy if we…
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…
December 28 | James 4:13-15 “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow, we will go to this city or that city and we will do this for a year and we will go and we will profit.” No one knows what your life will be like tomorrow; for it…
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…
December 24 | Matthew 2:1-2 “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the East came to Jerusalem saying, “Where is the King born to the Jews, for we saw His star in the East and have cometo worship…
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…
December 22 | Luke 2:13-14 “Then suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace with people with whom He is pleased.” (Luke 2:13–14) It’s a cool night outside Bethlehem. You just put…
December 20 | Luke 2:6-7 “Then it happened while they were there that the days were completed for her to give birth, and she gave birth to a son, her firstborn, and she wrapped Him and laid Him in a manger because there was no place for them in the…