The Apostle John records (John 19:30): “When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘It is finished’, and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” Prior to the intrusion of sin into the world, God had walked in the garden of Eden with Adam and Eve and gave them a way to respond to His love through …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
In the Old Testament, after God made His covenant with the people of Israel, it was sealed with the blood of a sacrifice. After reading God’s Word to the people, Moses threw the sacrificial blood on them, declaring, “Behold the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words” (Exodus 24:3-11). The …
We’ve reached Holy Week at the end of this Lenten season in which we have been preparing for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday – the Easter or Paschal Triduum. This preparation is something that our Lord Jesus Christ did as well. His whole purpose in coming in the flesh leads up to this Holy Week. Indeed, God’s promises …
On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. Whatever else I remember about living at Ft. Riley, this event overshadows them all. We had moved to this small Army post in Kansas during the summer of 1989. I was not quite 12 years-old at the time. While Ft. Riley is known as the home of the famed 1st …
Picture the scene in your mind from the Gospel of Mark in Mark 10:32-45. Jesus is leading the disciples up to Jerusalem. They are amazed at his teachings, and those following behind are afraid. They’ve seen a lot over the last three years as Jesus has taught and performed many miracles. And as they are walking to Jerusalem Jesus takes …
The readings for today contain some of my favorite texts from the Bible. We have Numbers, John, and Ephesians, and these three texts provide a good example of how we go about interpreting the Bible (Numbers 21:4-9, Ephesians 2:1-10, John 3:14-21). What we see in these texts is Jesus in the Gospel of John interpreting the event in Numbers and …
The book of Exodus recounts the Lord’s actions in redeeming His people. He saves them from slavery in order to make them His people. The Lord, through Moses, frees the people from slavery in Egypt and brings them into the deserts of the Sinai peninsula, on their way to the land which He has promised to give them. Let’s pause …