We’re all familiar with the account of the Pharisee Nicodemus coming to Jesus at night. Jesus called him the teacher of Israel (John 3:10); as such he was an important, highly regarded man. It’s why he came at night. His intense curiosity about Jesus got the best of him, but he couldn’t risk anyone seeing…
Posts Tagged: Holy Spirit
2 Samuel 23:6 – Like Thorns
King David’s last words tell us much about political systems and the nature of men. Not long before he died, David wrote a psalm in which he exalted the Lord as he inevitably did in all that he wrote. The Holy Spirit inspired David’s words whereby he proclaimed how good it is for the king…
Luke 18:19 – Good Person Test
Many people think that because they’re a “good person,” they’ll go to heaven. Even large numbers in the Christian community believe that’s the way to eternal life. Of course, if they read the Bible and believed what Jesus and Paul said, they’d know the truth. In John 3:3, Jesus told Nicodemus: “Truly, truly, I say…
Luke 12:46 – Cut to Pieces
When I read Luke 12:35-48, sub-headed in the ESV as You Must Be Ready, the passage inevitably disturbs me. Jesus was speaking to His disciples and relating a parable that reflected directly upon His return from heaven. The parable deals with the master who has gone away for his wedding feast and the servants who…
Luke 9:57-62 – Costly Faith
How corrupted the Words and teachings of Jesus have become in these latter days! For anyone who has read the Bible to think that Jesus came to give us our best life now is a mystery. Well, maybe not. Satan’s purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy. Certainly his intent is to cause those who…
Joshua 18:3 – Possession of the Land
God promised His children they would take possession of the land of Canaan. All that He had told them that He would do since delivering them from slavery in Egypt, He made good on His Word. Time and again He had demonstrated to the Israelites that they could trust HIm. God allowed an entire generation…