JESUS He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End! He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all! He is the Architect of the universe and The Manager of all times. He always was, He always is, and He always will be… Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone! He was […]
Our Best is Worthy of Death (1 Samuel 15:15) “And Saul said, … the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed … (1 Samuel 15:33) And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.” The […]
Consider Jesus– in the Power of His Resurrection “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection.” –Phil. 3:10 Is there not some danger of lingering too exclusively at the cross, to the exclusion of the grave of Jesus? In other words, do we give the subject of Christ’s RESURRECTION that place in […]
The Burial of Christ -MacDuff “Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and was buried, and rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4 It was absolutely necessary, that our Savior should not merely die — but also be buried, as appears from several considerations. It was necessary, […]
The Burial of Christ -MacDuff “Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and was buried, and rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4 It was absolutely necessary, that our Savior should not merely die — but also be buried, as appears from several considerations. It was necessary, […]
What Sanctifies Our Offerings? “And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD” (Leviticus 4:7). The altar of incense is the place where saints present their prayers and praises; and it is delightful to think of it as sprinkled with the blood of […]
1. Alas! and did my Savior bleed, and did my Sovereign die! Would he devote that sacred head for sinners such as I? 2. Was it for crimes that I have done, he groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree! 3. Well might the sun in darkness hide, and shut […]
JESUS ONLY- (extract) The wine-press of Divine wrath he will tread alone. The battle with the power of darkness he will fight alone. The bitter cup of Gethsemane he will drink alone. The last conflict with the power of hell he will sustain alone. The passage through the grave he will tread alone. Man’s sins […]
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished; and he bowed his head, and gave up the spirit.” John 19:30 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. When Jesus had […]
He drank it up—every drop! (Brooks, “The Golden Key to Open Hidden Treasures”) “Who can comprehend the power of Your wrath?” Psalm 90:11 Jesus Christ comprehends it, for He underwent it! His whole life was made up of suffering. From His birth to His death, from His cradle to the cross, from the womb to […]