The true Value of a Person
What is a life worth? Most people’s spontaneous answer is: A person’s life is priceless. Reducing a human being to a mere monetary value contradicts…
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Christ’s Agony of Soul | John 12:27
The Son of God had talked with His disciples about the path of discipleship. He spoke to them about the cost, but also about the…
Raised from the Earth : Christ on the Cross
Nicodemus, a high-ranking rabbi, sought out the Lord Jesus by night because he was very impressed by His deeds and words and wanted to be…
The Deepest Pit – Psalm 88 (3/3)
3. Darkness to the End (vv. 14–19) After Christ brings His distress before God in the first and second sections—and is not heard—suffering reaches its…
The Angels’ Interest
The veneration and worship of angels has always been a danger to believing people. Paul explicitly warns the Colossians against it (Colossians 2:18). The Jews,…
The Deepest Pit – Psalm 88 (2/3)
A Prayer with Three Sections After the heading, we present three sections that relate to Christ in what follows. Each of them is introduced with…
Honor from God or from Man? | John 12:26
“If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will…
Precise and versatile: Christ – the Subject of Prophecy
“And he said to them: These are my words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me…
Moving to Higher Levels
“I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth.” (Isaiah 58:14) THOSE who fly through the air in airships tell us…
The Deepest Pit (1/3) | Psalm 88:7
You have put me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the depths. Psalm 88:7 Psalm 88 is well known to many Bible readers.…
Elijah and his Escape into the Wilderness | 1 Kings 19:1-7
Elijah had stood up for God against the evil king, the false prophets, and the idolatrous people. But now he would face a completely different…
Are You Only Serving, or Are You Also Following?
“If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will…
Opinions differ on Him: Discord over Christ
A division arose in the crowd because of him. John 7:43 The Lord Jesus performed great signs in the midst of His people. This helped…
Whose honor are you seeking?
Whose honor are you seeking? “How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another, and you do not seek the glory that is…
No consideration: Christ was not spared
“They shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in the day that I shall make them: and I will spare them, as a man…
Valuing Your Inheritance
“Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee!” (1 Kings 21:3 JND) Valuing Your…
The All-Decisive Line of Vision | John 11:35.41
“Jesus wept… And Jesus lif ted up his eyes and said, ‘Father, I thank you.’” (John 11:35,41). The Man Who sat down, tired, at the…
Opened Floodgates of Grace: Christ – abandoned by God on the Cross
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me, are you far from my salvation, the words of my groaning?” Psalm 22:1 The first verses…
Small Things – Great Impact
God uses small things to achieve a great impact. He uses what is inconspicuous to do something that will not be forgotten. There are many…
When You Can No Longer See the Light | Job 37:21-22
“And now people do not see the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind has passed and cleared them. From the…