Dec. 31/09, Thursday: Hebrews 3:1-19, Hard Hearts.
As great as Moses was and as faithful as he was Jesus is greater and more faithful. Let us remember that the builder of the house is greater than the house. Jesus is greater than the church. Yet, because the church is in our hands so to speak; we [...]
Dec. 30/09 Wednesday, Hebrews 2:1-18, Set Free!
The problem is universal; it is now how it was then: lack of paying attention to what God is doing and what he tells us. We have such an advantage today because we have the written Word at our finger tips. Read it, ponder it, the truth by the [...]
Dec. 29/09 Tuesday: Heb. 1:1-14, God speaks to us
I n the past God did speak by the prophets but now he speaks by his Son Jesus Christ. The first few verses lay out for us God’s plan in Christ Jesus. He is superior to the angels and in fact he is God the Creator. At [...]
Dec.28/ 09 Monday: John 5:1-30, He has crossed from death to life
We have in this part of this chapter an example of God’s grace and man’s thanklessness. The pool of Bethesda was known to have healing properties; if the waters were disturbed people rushed in to be healed thinking that an angel disturbed the waters. [...]
Dec. 27,09 Sunday: John 1:19-51, He brought him to Jesus.
John was the messenger to make the way straight for Jesus and that is the very passage (Isaiah 40: 3) he quotes in explaining who he is when he was asked. John had seen the Spirit descend on Jesus and had heard God’s words: “This is [...]