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Jesus is Risen!
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold,…
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For the joy set before Him … The cross, path to joy
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 May the Lord bless you with a growing knowledge of His great love for you. Healing…
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Hosanna! King of Israel enters Jerusalem in peace
On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the King of…
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Jesus died for you; will you live for Him?
And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb. And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord.…
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Freedom to let go … Freedom to be healed
Jordan River Then his servants came near and spoke to him and said, “My father, had the prophet told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” 2 Kings 5:13 Naaman was the captain of the…
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Are you limiting God?
Ein Geddi Jesus went out from there and came into His hometown; and His disciples followed Him. 2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such miracles as these…
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From weary to refreshed … Let Jesus shine on you
I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God. Psalm 69:3 This weary tomato plant produced many tomatoes during the summer, fall, and yes, it even produced a few tomatoes during the California winter, and now into March. A Christian’s spring is filled with…
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Need a miracle, healing, blessing? Cry out to God
The Jordan River Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him. O people in Zion, inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. He will surely…
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From disease to healing; from avoiding people to pointing them to Jesus
The Garden Tomb Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table. But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste? For…
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A divine appointment with a surprise ending
25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; 26 and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened. Acts 16:25-26 We set…