There’s too much happening here to cover it all in detail. Jesus heals a paralytic, calls Levi to follow Him, teaches on fasting, and declares authority over the Sabbath. “One Sabbath [Jesus] was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisees were…
Month: May 2022
Mark 1
Mark dives right into Jesus’ baptism and ministry, immediately getting into the thick of the action. Jesus recruit His first 4+ disciples, and His performs many miracles of physical and spiritual healing. “…they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority… And… there was… a man with an unclean…
A Prayer for Seeking God Wholeheartedly
Today I offer a prayer for seeking God wholeheartedly. It’s so easy to only seek God when we “need Him”, or in simple/shallow/ritualistic way. It’s harder, though far more meaningful, to seek Him wholeheartedly – praying unceasingly, following the Spirit’s moment-by-moment guidance, and radiating the love of Jesus in every situation are just some of…
Isaiah 66
This final chapter contains a two-fold promise / warning from God: those who remain unrepentant will be destroyed for their sin, and those who remain faithful to God will be restored for all eternity. ““Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in joy… I will extend…
Isaiah 65
This penultimate chapter recaps judgement and salvation, and describes the creation of “new heavens and a new earth”. ” ‘For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. …no more shall be heard [among the people] the sound of weeping and the…
Isaiah 64
This chapter is a plea for God’s mercy and forgiveness, it reads something like a ‘sinner’s prayer’. “We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. But now, O Lord,…
Isaiah 63
This chapter has an interesting layout:– it begins with a description of the Lord’s vengeance– then we get a description of His benevolent mercy for His people– we find out that His people are and receive the Lord’s vengeance– then we hear a plea for the Lord to have mercy on His people ” ‘I…