24-0616: Jesus is worthy of our faith because He shows God’s compassion to all who are desperate for Him, and mercy to all who call on Him. When Matthew records Jesus’ encounter with two blind men on the road to Jerusalem, he reveals the true heart and nature of God. This journey on the...
24-0609: Greatness in God’s Kingdom is marked by humility to serve so others can hear the gospel and trust in Jesus. As Jesus journeys to Jerusalem with his disciples, a dispute arises about greatness. Jesus takes an opportunity to teach them about true greatness in the Kingdom of God. It is nothing like the...
24-0603: Jesus is the way to the true Jerusalem: He died for sin as the true Passover lamb and resurrects to new life with God all who believe in Him. On the way to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover, Jesus pulls the disciples aside to teach them one final time of what will occur in...
24-0526: God’s wage is one of favor above what is fair; He gives grace generously to all who believe in Jesus. How we view God is often determined by how the world operates, when we should view the world by how we understand God. In this parable Jesus teaches a lesson that can be...
24-0512: Jesus Christ is supreme as Lord, and He calls people to live in full submission to become like Him. Paul writes to the Colossians to encourage their hearts to continue to grow in the Lord Jesus Christ. But his letter is not without understanding of life. He is engaged in his own struggle,...
24-0505: God strengthens His people by faith to persevere to the very end and receive His reward of eternal life. Daniel’s record concludes with a final interaction with the angel, as he asks how much longer til the end. The answer he receives from the angel is not one Daniel asked for, but one...
24-0428: God is Sovereign over all, and His people will persevere because He has appointed the time of the end to rescue unto eternal life all who believe in Jesus Christ. Daniel’s final vision is the longest and most complicated of all, and for a reason. The angel not only explains to him what...
24-0421: God is our great promise-keeper; who by His decree to fulfill His Word comforts us with hope and strengthens us to serve Him until He returns to usher in His eternal Kingdom of peace. Daniel’s prayer is motivated by the study of God’s Word, and while seeking the Lord, God’s answer startled him....
24-0414: God reveals His glory by His sovereignty, and while Christ-followers will suffer, we glorify Jesus’ Name by trusting Him as worthy for all people to worship Him. Daniel’s dream leaves him overwhelmed. He has seen the work of evil, wicked rulers, and the suffering of his people, and it has appalled him. Daniel...
24-0407: God is the Ancient of Days who will sovereignly judge the kingdoms of this world to reward His people to rule His kingdom with Jesus Christ, the Son of Man, when He returns. Daniel 7 makes a decisive shift in the book, both in literary genre and historical timeline. But the shift is...