Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, goingContinue reading “Colossians 2: 16- 3: 4….Know Your standing! Be Positive!”
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Mark 14 26-31….New Year’s Resolutions!
Introduction:After about five weeks of dealing with Advent, Christmas and the Gregorian New Year, I am returning to my Mark, Isaiah, Psalms rotation of devotional readings (except for Epiphany in a few days). The next passage in Mark serves very well as a stimulus for us to think about ‘rash words’ and ‘broken promises’! TheContinue reading “Mark 14 26-31….New Year’s Resolutions!”
Micah 4: 1-13….Am I reading too much into this?
1 It shall come to pass in the latter daysthat the mountain of the house of the LORDshall be established as the highest of the mountains,and it shall be lifted up above the hills;and peoples shall flow to it,2 and many nations shall come, and say:“Come, let us go up to the mountain of theContinue reading “Micah 4: 1-13….Am I reading too much into this?”
Isaiah 9: 1-7….A famous Passage!
1 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. Comment: RememberContinue reading “Isaiah 9: 1-7….A famous Passage!”
Isaiah 4: 2-6….How far ahead is this looking?
In that day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel. And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem, whenContinue reading “Isaiah 4: 2-6….How far ahead is this looking?”
Mark 8: 22-30….Jesus says ‘no’ in words but ‘yes’ in actions!
And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do youContinue reading “Mark 8: 22-30….Jesus says ‘no’ in words but ‘yes’ in actions!”
Mark 5: 14-20….Jewish pigs!
The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. And thoseContinue reading “Mark 5: 14-20….Jewish pigs!”
Mark 2: 13-22….Jesus picks an ‘Odd One’ and causes a ‘Situation’!
He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.And as he reclined at tableContinue reading “Mark 2: 13-22….Jesus picks an ‘Odd One’ and causes a ‘Situation’!”
Mark 1: 1-8….A Herald to blaze the way for the Coming King.
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,“Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness:Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’”4 John appeared, baptizing in theContinue reading “Mark 1: 1-8….A Herald to blaze the way for the Coming King.”
Exodus 29: 10-18: Identifying with the sacrifice.
“Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull. Then you shall kill the bull before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and shall take part of the blood of the bull and put itContinue reading “Exodus 29: 10-18: Identifying with the sacrifice.”
As I read it! 