But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved (Lk. 5:38 KJV) The Pharisees asked Jesus why His disciples were not following the regular fasting traditions of the day, as John the Baptist’s disciples did. He responded by saying new wine has to be put into new bottles, meaning what He Read More
Surrender
Why Call Ye Me Lord Lord?
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? (Lk. 6:46 KJV) Jesus asked this solemn question as He taught His disciples about the importance of doing or obeying what God commands us to do. He did not give us an answer directly as this was not a question Read More
They Left their Nets and Followed Him
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him (Matt. 4:20 KJV) Jesus, while walking by the sea of Galilee spotted two fishermen, one called Peter and his brother Simon. He said to them “follow Me.” The scripture tells us they left their lefts immediately and followed him. This is remarkable, that these men will Read More
Do not Repeat King Rehoboam’s Costly Mistake!
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men (2 Chr. 10:13 KJV) King Rehoboam was the son of King Solomon who took over the kingdom of Israel. He began his reign with an error that he could never recover from. After the Death of Solomon, the Israelites Read More
Is there no Balm in Gilead?
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? (Jer. 8:22 KJV) Gilead was a city in ancient Israel that was known for its balm, an aromatic resin tree extract that had healing and soothing properties. This balm is equivalent Read More
Follow Me and I will Make You
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matt. 4:19 KJV) The disciples were with Jesus for three years, and their lives were never the same thereafter. They were with the Master, observing what He does and how He did it, hearing every teaching and sermon He preached Read More
Dying to self
Saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” (Lk. 22:42 ESV). The concept of dying to self not only confused me as a young Christian, it scared me. One day, I met a brother who had just completed a 7-day fast. He was obviously Read More
Present your bodies a living sacrifice
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service (Rom. 12:1 KJV). The Apostle Paul gives us a solemn exhortation to present our bodies as a living sacrifice unto God. He adds the words “which is your Read More