Jesus deeply desired that people understand and acknowledge the truth. It made His heart hurt, surely grieving Him to the core, knowing that the truth would be rejected over and over again throughout the ages before He’d come a second time to judge people according to this very truth. “Simply human? Got it,” thought Jesus, […]
Psalm 113:3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. (NIV)
Jesus saw them returning in pairs and could hardly contain His smile when each pair arrived. It was the smile of a parent who sees his child do something for the first time, that smile of accomplishment because He knew they could do it, and the smile of a man who loved His disciples! He […]
Jesus knew that heading to Jerusalem meant heading to His death. He knew it was going to be hard on His disciples and that they’d feel lost without Him. They must be prepared! Of course, He’d been talking about this very thing for a while now, but those “simply humans” couldn’t understand right now. He […]
He was heading to Jerusalem and already had plenty of disciples. He’d gain and lose quite a few more before it’s all said and done. He had the Twelve, that more-or-less faithful band (individually and as a group) who stuck by His side over many miles of the journey. Even when they were arguing about […]
How He’d looked forward to this so many times! Going home! He thought back to just a few days earlier when He’d had a mountaintop moment in the presence of His disciples Peter, John, and James (Luke 9:28-36). It refreshed Him endlessly to have been speaking with Moses and Elijah about His departure which He […]
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