The joy of restoration follows the sorrow of repentance. Heb. 12:11 “All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.” 2Cor.7:10 “For the sorrow that is according to God produces a repentance without regret, […]
Jesus returns to His hometown of Nazareth, and on the Sabbath, He began to teach in the synagogue. But He did not get the welcome you would expect. Instead they were offended by Him and took offense and did not believe in Him! Jn.1:11,12 “He came to His own, and those who were His own […]
We seem to live in an age of disappointment and despair. Depression and discouragement seem to be all too common a companion. We may sometimes feel like the famous lines in Dante’s “Inferno”. “All hope abandon, ye who enter in! These words in sombre colour I beheld Written upon the summit of a gate;” “All […]
There is a question that is being answered over and over again in the Gospel of Mark. We find this question on the lips of the disciples in today’s text. Mk. 4:41 “They became very much afraid and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?’” […]
As we draw near the celebration of our nation’s birth; It is important for us to remember God raises up nations and people for His purpose. And God also humbles nations and people when they are lifted up with pride and turn from God and His ways. Proverbs 14:34 “Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin […]