Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me (Luke 18:22 KJV) A devoted Jewish man met Jesus one day and asked Him, “Good Master, what shall I Read More
The Grace of God
The transforming power of grace
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold (Luke 19:8 KJV) The story of Zacchaeus gives us a dramatic illustration of the transforming power of grace— Read More
Of His Fullness have All We Received
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace (John 1:16, KJV) We have received of the fullness of Christ, grace for grace. It means Christ has furnished in abundance to us, taking from the fullness in Him and pouring it upon us to the full. That implies what we have in Read More
New Wine in New Bottles
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles (Mark 2:22, KJV) The disciples of John and the Pharisees brought up a complaint to Jesus one day Read More
Why Trouble Ye the Woman?
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me (Matthew 26:10 KJV) A woman walked up to Jesus one day and poured expensive oil on His head from an alabaster box. The disciples could not believe what they were seeing—how could this Read More
Eligible Candidates for Grace
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth (John 9:41, KJV) Who are the perfect candidates for grace? John 9 above records an interesting conversation between Jesus and the Pharisees that will help us see those who benefit from God’s Read More
How to Find Favor with God
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God (Luke 1:30, KJV) How to find favor with God—really? I am sure you are also as interested as I am to learn how to find favor with God. I will show you a “secret” to unlock divine favor in Read More
When Religion Erodes Our Relationship with God
And thou Beth-lehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel (Matthew 2:6, KJV) There is a monster that seeks to erode our relationship with God called the religious spirit amongst us, the believers. I Read More