“He is not here, He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.” Matthew 28:6 (NIV) After a quiet yet distressing Sabbath, Mary and Mary rushed to Jesus’ tomb with heavy hearts. Their beloved teacher, the One who knew them, the One who loved them, had died. It was…
Category: Passion
He Is With HIM, Part VI
“But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge – to the great amazement of the governor.” Matthew 27:14 (NIV) The time had come. Awaiting His sentence, He stood silently before the Governor, Pilate. The memories of betrayal, of the rough guards “guiding” Him through the garden, still fresh in His mind. Jesus…
Praising Him
“Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.” Psalm 48:1 Last weekend, I repeatedly praised God. Each time my glove-covered hand grasped another weed to shake loose from the soil, I thanked Him. Not that I ever would have imagined such…