Archives for February 2010

John 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. John the Baptist has a job to do. He is to bear witness to the Light. He is to tell men and women who He was. He was to clearly show people everywhere who […]

Luke 23:14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: Jesus is taken all the way to a trial because of the false accusations of […]

Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. Jesus warns us to be careful because we can get so consumed with life that we have little time to consider our spiritual […]

Luke 15:20-22 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no […]

Luke 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God . I find this very interesting. This man is so happy that he has more money. He thinks of how good his life just got. The death angel comes to get him. That is a shocking story but […]

Luke 10:16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. Jesus told his disciples a very clear truth. He said that when they took His message to others that they needed to understand what was happening. If they rejected them […]

Luke 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Amazingly this verse isn’t written to the missionary, pastor, preacher, or “man of God” but to any! It says if “any man” will come after me. Do […]

Luke 8:39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him. God did a work in the life of this demon possessed man. He really wanted to go with Jesus […]

Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? It is simply not enough to learn to call Him Lord. He is Lord, no doubt. But He wants us to use that title as though we understood what it means. According to the dictionary the word Lord […]

Luke 5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. This is an amazing story to all of us. Our possessions are way too important for this to happen. We do not mind following Him if we can do so on our own terms. We do not mind […]

Luke 2:50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. Jesus had just told Joseph and Mary that He had to be about His Father’s business. They heard it. Mary put it away in her heart and thought about it, but they didn’t understand. What is really strange is that they knew […]

Luke 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. What an attitude! I think that if we are all honest we know that we seldom have this attitude. Mary gets word of what is about to happen to her. […]

Mark 14:72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. Peter talked when he should have thought! I am so guilty of this. Jesus had warned him. […]

Mark 12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. Amazingly the religious leaders, Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes all came to Jesus to test Him. They all wanted to argue. They didn’t come to hear but to be heard. They came to prove a […]

Mark 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Most of us can identify with this man. We do believe but are often weak in our faith. I know that I personally love God very much. I want to serve Him with […]

Mark 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. Jesus said that the Pharisees were not obeying God but rather more concerned about keeping to their traditions. He explained how they even used their traditions to be able to do what they […]

Mark 4:34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. Jesus taught in parables. The majority didn’t really understand. They probably went home thinking that his stories were interesting but didn’t really get the meaning. Since I believe the pastorate and mission […]

Mark 4:20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred. The verse is pretty clear. No real doubt expressed. The good ground brings forth fruit. The only question is how much fruit. That […]

Mark 1:45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter. The Lord Jesus has done so much in our hearts. He has […]

Matthew 26:37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Jesus will be crucified very shortly after this verse. It is hard to imagine Him being so sorrowful but He is. He goes off and prays. He submits Himself to the will of […]

Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Do we ever consider that every time we let sin in our hearts we are allowing our love for the Lord Jesus to grow colder. We are not careful about what we watch on TV. We are not careful about our […]

Matthew 19:22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. Amazing that a man would let money keep him from God. This young man comes to Jesus. He wants to know and please God. He answers all the questions right. He is sure that Jesus is […]

Matthew 18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? Jesus is finishing a story with this question. He has told of how a man has been forgiven a very large debt yet is unwilling to forgive another person a small debt. He is making the […]

Matthew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. What an indictment! People who supposedly loved God, worshipping people, church people were only trying to talk a good game. They talked about God. They said that they loved Him. They […]

Matthew 12:43-45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. In the story when the evil spirit is kicked out […]

Matthew 11:16-17 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. Jesus makes a comparison so that the people listening to […]