Reading the story of how Martha and Mary met Jesus after Lazarus died, I was always puzzled: why did Jesus react differently to their words?…Read More
Peace and Rest
This is about us – we look to Christ. But wait! “Oh! If only I looked at Christ all the time, then all of Him…Read More
I remember how, after hearing a lot of teaching that we must fear not entering God’s rest and must also work to enter it, I…Read More
The next time the Lord revealed Himself to the children of Israel as YAHWEH-SHALOM, or the Lord is our peace, was when they were already…Read More
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. —2 Corinthians 1:5 I think everyone faces anxieties and…Read More
For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. —2 Corinthians 7:10I remember once…Read More
For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. —Matthew 12:8 Reading the Gospels, one sometimes gets the impression that Jesus broke the…Read More
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. —Hebrews…Read More
…The chastisement for our peace was upon Him… —Isaiah 53:5 When we read chapter 12 of Hebrews, we can fall into error about the Lord’s…Read More