The Spirit that hovered over the waters in Genesis 1:2 is the same Spirit fully manifest in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is God! When the LORD poured Himself into human flesh, He willfully limited Himself to flesh for a short period of 33 years (PHILIPPIANS 2:7-8). Jesus understood His human limita...

Many of us live with ailments, disease, impairments, and health issues our whole lives. Often they become so normal that we just accept them as part of who we are. But in God’s original design, the first man and woman were created “very good” with no physical problems. If we have accepted Jesus C...

In our reading today, there is a fascinating encounter between Jesus, the Creator of all things, and a fig tree. Jesus, seeing a fig tree in the distance and being hungry, approaches the tree to see if there is any fruit among the leaves. Finding no fruit, Jesus openly curses the tree, as His dis...

The end of time is a controversial idea. Many do not believe in an end of time in our lifetime because they do not believe the Biblical account of the beginning of time. But if time itself had a beginning, logic would dictate that it will have an end. The Word of God tells us that time itself has...

The gospel is the good news of Jesus Christ. The good news is that the cost for sin was paid for in full by our LORD Jesus Christ through His death, resurrection, and ascension. We can be reconciled to God and be made right before Him when we accept Jesus Christ and follow Him as the LORD of our ...

The word angel means messenger of God, and the name Gabriel means strong one of God. Gabriel was sent as God’s messenger to a young virgin named Mary to foretell the divine birth of the coming Christ. This pregnancy would come as a result of the Holy Spirit descending upon Mary. This was the grea...

Some of the most shocking and important miracles of Jesus were the times He brought people back from the dead. It was a serious marker of His spiritual authority, and surely, people were astounded by it. Today, apparently, a scientifically defined miracle is an event that has a probability of one...

Jesus Christ’s ministry was full of joy and wellness. As thousands of people gathered to see and hear Jesus, He compassionately ministered to them. On one particular occasion we learn that Jesus has no food on hand for the crowd. The disciples knew this and told Jesus to break ministry and send t...

When someone is persistent, they usually get what they need. Persistence is a critical exercise for followers of Jesus Christ as well. The LORD taught us the importance of persistence; when we act on our faith by pursuing the will of God. When we begin to live our lives for God our expectations s...

It is easy for us to become ungrateful as we face the daily reality of our lives. When this happens, we make mistakes. Remember that as followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to always show love to others and confess any hatefulness to Him. When Jesus was ministering here on earth, the scribes ...

When we continually seek the God of heaven and earth it pays off. When Jesus taught the parable of the persistent widow, He reminded us to have perseverance in prayer. Widows were often overlooked in ancient societies; they were often viewed as a drain on society, rather than an asset. Here thoug...

Many are excited about the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem, while others are not. The Temple was, and is, one of the most foundational elements of the Jewish faith. It is critical that the future for Jerusalem includes the rebuilding of the Temple. But how do Christians see the Temple? Most...

The message of why God did what He did is captured in the conversation Jesus Christ had with Nicodemus. Nicodemus was a religious ruler of the Jews, a Pharisee, separated and devoted to the Word of God. So, it is not surprising that the LORD Jesus included this message in His conversation with hi...

One of the hardest things to learn and understand is Who God really is. We cannot fully understand the complexity and absolute truth about the Godhead. It takes faith for us to learn and know God’s presence. Jesus Christ was fully man and fully God. How can that be? We don’t really know, but we d...

What is good? What is bad? Those are two questions we seek to answer in today’s world. But how do we choose? The answer to this question requires a knowledge of God. If there is no knowledge of God, there is no way to tell the difference between good and bad. But if we do know the LORD, our mind ...

Jerusalem was not the place where Jesus Christ was best protected. In fact, many so-called spiritual people there wanted Him dead. Jesus knew this and told His disciples that He was going anyway. One of the things Jesus had to do was raise Lazarus from the dead, because he had been sick. The disc...

When Jesus Christ was arrested, they first took Him to Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was the High Priest in Jerusalem that year. It was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was beneficial that one Man should die for the people. They did not treat Jesus as the Holy Son of God, the Mes...

When Jesus Christ was dead, it seemed like it was all over. This was the death of the so-called Messiah, and death is permanent. There was no one left to raise Jesus from the dead – He was the miracle worker. Death seems to be the constant enemy of humanity. In a battle, people kill each other to...

Every day was the same for the man born lame from birth. All his life he was not able to move like others, he had no ability to walk or to do work. Each day he was carried and laid at the Temple gate called Beautiful. Here, the man would beg for money. But one particular day, things were going to...

Jesus Christ is perhaps the most well-known name in all of history. Sadly, though, it seems that more and more people in the west only recognize the name of Jesus Christ as a swear word. The question is why? Why do people use the name of Jesus Christ as a curse? There are others who know the powe...

The Church of the LORD Jesus Christ began to expand with remarkable numbers of people. Amazingly, this occurred despite the persecution they were receiving. God has a way of advancing His Kingdom despite human opposition and sometimes even through human opposition. This is an interesting fact tha...