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.
As Image and Spirit-bearers, we have assurance that nothing/no one can or ever will be able to snatch us out of the hands of the One who Created and Redeemed us. “My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no […]
When Jesus comes to rapture His Church, we will bear His Image and we will have His Spirit. The two together are the determinant of those heaven-bound. That’s how He recognizes who will be raptured. Image and Spirit. There’s no favoritism here at all because the Holy Spirit will be given to anyone who repents […]
God sees value in His Image-bearers. But sometimes people decide instead to attribute motives to God that do not exist. Looking through their lens of sinful humanity, they think God must be a narcissist, that it’s all about getting people to worship Him. Or that He selfishly wants all the glory to and for Himself. […]
