"What things". Jesus asked this of the two He joined on the Emmaus Road when they asked Him if He knew what had been happening in Jerusalem over the last ... Read more

"that you may heal him of his leprosy". Naaman and his entourage arrived at the King of Israel with the request for healing on the strength of a servant girl's ... Read more

"He is going ahead of you". If the empty tomb bewildered the visiting disciples, the message of the angel resurrected them. Mark the steps in the revelation that He gave: ... Read more

"the lion and the adder: the young lion and the dragon". This personification of our enemy can represent three kinds of trouble. The lion coming at us with a bound: ... Read more

"Put this fellow in the prison". Micaiah the prophet was not the last man to be interned at the whim of a ruling despot. He did not prophesy favourably according ... Read more

"What I have written I have written". Pilate meant that the wording of the superscription above the cross of Jesus was not going to be changed. How little did he ... Read more

"Better … a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city". Lose your temper and we fear you cannot be trusted with anything. The most wonderful and ... Read more

"Peter followed him afar off". No one was willing to identify with Jesus at this time. The crowds had turned tail and those that did not openly oppose Him became ... Read more

"the wisdom of God … which none of the princes of this world knew". The Apostle Paul is here arguing that it was because the leaders of the nation were ... Read more

"Michal loved David". Michal was Saul's younger daughter and this must be counted as one of the outstanding love matches of the Old Testament. Saul really wanted to do away ... Read more