Mk. 14:3-11 Two events were recorded in Mark 14:3-11. The first was the anointing of Jesus by a woman who brought the costly ointment. The second was that of Judas betraying Jesus for some money. Let us consider two things from these two events:
Mk 11:27-33 Jesus was asked about His authority. But Jesus overturned this question upon those who asked – the leaders of the people, those who were well versed in the Laws and in the prophets, people who have seen the glory of God, people who were supposed to understand. But they refused to understand Jesus….
Mat. 21:12-17; Mk. 11:15-19; Lk. 19:45-48; Jn. 2:13-22 Jesus Christ, before He went in to cleanse the temple, rebuked the fig tree which withered later on. Then, He went into the temple to cleanse it. Let us think of two things here:
Mark 11:3 Being God, Jesus could have ridden anything. But as He was about to enter Jerusalem, he chose a donkey, a colt; and it belonged to someone else. The only thing that the owners were told was, “The Lord has need of it.” Let us learn four things from this story:
Mk. 4:35-41 Jesus and His disciples were going to get to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. While they were crossing, a great windstorm came and the waves broke into the boat they were in. The disciples were afraid and thought that they were going to ‘perish.’ In times of difficulties, we tend…
The Amalekites raided and burned Ziklag in David’s absence and took everyone away with them. When David and his men learned of it, they were bereaved. They wept until they had no more strength to weep. So distressed they were, the people even spoke of stoning David. “But David strengthened himself in the LORD his…
2 Tim. 2:19 The world may change, the seas may roar, the mountains may move to the seas; but the foundation of God still stands. Empires, emperors, kings and rulers may try to destroy the word of God. But it still stands today. We are in trouble. False teachers are trying to dilute the Gospel….
Ps. 46:10 The Hebrew word for ‘be still’ is רפה which means, to release, to drop or put down. It usually means to put down one’s hands. This, in turn, means doing nothing, not to tire oneself, not to exert any energy. Therefore, when the Psalmist says ‘be still,’ he means to completely trust in…
Even though the world may change and be in turmoil (cf Ps. 46:2,3); and whatever may happen, God knows (cf. Job 37:16; Ps. 139; 1 Jn. 3:2). He is in control Today, He knows what we are going through and what is happening. He is still in control. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the…
As we read Leviticus 25:1–7, we see that the Israelites were commanded to observe the Sabbath year. They were to sow their fields, prune their vineyards, and gather their fruits for six years. But on the seventh year, they were to do nothing—it was to be a Sabbath year, a year of rest for the…