Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him. John 14:21 I can read all about Jesus, study His nature and historical background, but I will never get to […]
Love the only One who could save you and the only One who can translate you from this life to heaven. On your own, you have nothing of any value for your trip to eternity.
We saw last week that one definition of love is “doing what’s best for the other person.” That’s a thought, and thoughts are not particularly beneficial until they become things. Jesus loves us is a thought. The cross is a thing. The cross became Jesus’ doing what’s best for us. I love Jesus is a […]
Come near to God and He will come near to you. James 4:8 It is not more knowledge that I need, Almighty God, but more seeking Your presence here and there and everywhere. You are in the fireplace downstairs and in the office upstairs. You are in the kitchen where I eatAnd in the bedroom […]
I must be about my Father’s business. Luke 2:49 I have a busy week ahead of me, dozens of things I need to accomplish before Friday rolls around. That’s my business—overflowing agendas, full days, ten pounds to put in an eight pound bag—much to do about little that pertains to the kingdom of heaven. But […]
Matthew Henry has this to say about the Holy Spirit: “Just as the rays of the sun dispense its light, heat and influence and proceeds from the sun [and yet are one with it] so too the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son, for He is called the Spirit of the Son” (Galatians […]
J. left jail last week and declared that he wanted me to be his mentor and accountability coach as he transitioned from a life of drugs to a life with Christ. “I’m going to need your help, Pat, so I don’t get back into the drug life I had and so I become the man […]
In my hotel room in the Meyrick Hotel in Galway, Ireland, on April 13, 2019. “I have separated you unto Myself … to do My work.” Of course! I can’t separate myself. Jesus chose the 12 apostles. They did not choose Him. They did not volunteer to follow Him. John 15:16: “You did not choose […]
We last see Joseph when he and Mary go back to the temple to find Jesus who was AWOL on the trip back home from the Passover. Jesus was 12 years old at the time. Joseph must have died sometime after that, but Scripture doesn’t say when, where, or why. Dare I speculate, given that […]
There was no profuse sadness on Jesus’ part when he found out from John’s disciples that King Herod had him killed in prison. No rending of His garments, denouncing Herod, or declarations that John had died before his time. You see, John the Baptist had to die. It was his time. John’s job of announcing […]