Throughout Lent, I emphasized the point that we are Image-bearers. Each person belonging to the human race is endowed with this Image-bearing. Now because of sin, it’s in broken form–a relic of what once was…in original created perfection. It was my hope to offer a helpful corrective to the human-centric “Jesus thinks you’re so special […]
Take a moment today to consider where you are. In the flow of time and in the story of the Bible and God’s redemptive work in the world, we’re nearing the end of the story. Time remaining is short. Who is man that God is mindful of us? We will explore this question over the […]
He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! It’s traditional celebratory verbiage for Christians at Easter. The tomb was empty and that’s worth celebrating, but why was the tomb empty? Because He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed! While a circular answer, that’s not what I’m asking. Why was it necessary that the tomb be empty…that […]
At His death, where did Jesus’ Very Image of God go? He wasn’t extinguished…with no spirit, no soul bearing the Image of God, a dead body only. If He wasn’t extinguished, what happened at His death? It’s “deep time” on the Image of God. . In the past, when the ancients in faith died, they […]
In the words of Eugene Peterson, perseverance is a long obedience in the same direction. Jesus knew it by living it. He persevered until the very end. After fulfilling the very last of Scripture needing fulfillment by drinking vinegar from a sponge (one last act of kindness from some anonymous person to our dying Savior) […]
I find oddities interesting. The same Jesus who had food to eat that no one knew about and could resist hunger when tempted to make stones into bread, spoke one simple Greek word (διψάω) among the last 7 phrases He spoke upon the Cross: “I am thirsty.” (John 19:28) or as the KJV has it, […]
Jesus said many confusing things on earth. This passage in John 6:48-60 is one of them. Jesus said, John 6:48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not […]
The Bible isn’t like any other book on your shelf. It is life itself. Sometimes people use a BIBLE acronym standing for “Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth.” I can’t help but think that Jesus must have viewed His Word that way. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life … Image-bearing and Word-honoring and […]
Most of us know the famous quote attributed to Alexander Pope, “To err is human, to forgive is divine”. As He hung on the Cross, Jesus—the Very Image of God being crucified for us—displayed not just His humanity but also His full divinity. Reaching out to the Father in a prayer, Jesus cried out loud, […]
This year’s Lent Devotional Series “Created to Display His Image” resumes tomorrow after today’s Sabbath rest to meditate and worship. Today, reflect on the Messiah as we enter Holy Week.
