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Choices: Jesus, Barabbas, the Crowd, and the Criminal
Earlier this morning, I was reading about the events leading up to and including Jesus’ crucifixion. Something stood out to me like never before. When given the choice by Pilate, the people chose salvation for a prisoner and criminal (Barabbas) over Jesus (Matthew 27:15-26). Conversely, while hanging on the cross, Jesus chose a criminal for… Continue reading
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“Follow Me”
Matthew 9:9 I am reading the Gospel According to Matthew right now, and I questioned something I noticed for the first time today and not in my prior readings of it. In Chapter 9, verse 9, Jesus calls Matthew to follow Him: As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting… Continue reading
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The Davids Are Arising
The Church is in a long war of sorts right now. Houses built by Saul are being exposed and weakened. Houses built by David are being exposed and strengthened. (II Samuel 3:1 NKJV) This war is a call to the Body back to its first love, back to the heart of the Father (Revelation 2:4).… Continue reading