Father-like, Christ tends and spares us. Well our feeble frame He knows. In His hands He gently bears us, rescues us from all our foes. Praise Him as widely as His mercy goes. (from hymn by Henry Lyte) A Hidden Treasure In 2021, a small bowl was bought for just $35 at a yard sale in Connecticut. It turned out …
Christ: His Wonderful Names (Part 1)
Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven, to His feet your tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, who like me, His praise should sing?…Praise the everlasting King! (from hymn by Henry Lyte) The Missing Piece My grandchildren and children around the world love the retelling of Scripture’s main message from The Jesus Storybook Bible written by Sally Lloyd-Jones. In her …
God is Sovereign (Proverbs) (Part 2)
Clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with cries of joy. For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth. He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loved. (Psalm 47:1-4) Tozer on God’s Sovereignty In his book Knowledge of …
In Christ’s Grip
Jesus says: My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father …
Christ Prays and Is Present
You have received the Holy Spirit, and He lives within you….For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what the Spirit teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as He has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ. (1 John 2:27 NLT) This post is based on Mark 4:35-41 and builds on Immanuel: Ruler of …
Different Kinds of Storms
The Lord’s our Rock, in Him we hide. Secure whatever harm betide (happens). Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land. A shelter in the time of storm. (From hymn by Vernon Charlesworth) This post is based on Mark 4:35-41 and builds on Immanuel: Ruler of the Waves; Jesus Get Us; Do You Still Have No Faith? Sherri’s Family …
Do You Still Have No Faith?
My righteous one will live by faith….For we live by faith, not by sight….And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him….Jesus said to His disciples, Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith? (Heb 10:38; 2 …
Jesus Gets Us
Since God’s children are made of flesh and blood, God’s Son also became flesh and blood. Only as a human being could Jesus die and break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. In this way Christ set us free from slavery to the fear of dying. Jesus had to be made in every respect like …
Immanuel: Ruler of the Waves
When evening came, Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took Christ along in the boat. There were also other boats with Him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a …
God Was Already There
This is how God the Father showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Since God so loved us, we also ought to …