"hope to the end". In his letter to believers scattered throughout Asia, Peter is exhorting them not to lose heart. In effect, he is telling them to fix their eyes ... Read more

"they rose up in the twilight". They were four lepers living in no-man's land between the Syrian army and the besieged inhabitants of Samaria. For them daylight was fading in ... Read more

"a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume". How do we express our love for the Lord? This woman had a reputation that caused embarrassment to others ... Read more

"the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus". God the Father has highly exalted His Son, Jesus. It must have been glorious when in that conference of the ... Read more

"So is everyone who is born of the Spirit". Jesus used the wind to illustrate to Nicodemus the ministry the Holy Spirit would have in his life when he was ... Read more

"And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit". The Holy Spirit brings joy - it is a fruit of the Spirit. The disciples were filled with ... Read more

"Go your way". We are not told where Bartimaeus went after Jesus had healed him. Whatever he did, it was his own thing - Jesus called it, 'your way'. The ... Read more

"his sleep went from him". Darius had been tricked into issuing an edict that Daniel could not observe. It marked the end of Daniel's presidency. Darius was made to place ... Read more

"the prize for which God has called me". The prize before the eyes of the disciple of Jesus is the high calling of God in Christ. God sent His Son ... Read more

"How can these things be? ". We all have things we cannot understand. The surprising thing about Nicodemus was that as a spiritual leader among the people he did not ... Read more