Mary and Martha sent a message to Jesus telling Him that their brother, Lazarus, was ill: “When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” John 11:4 Jesus had a special bond with this family. He
My Old Testament college professor said, “Job is a book you read if your tail is between the cracks.” When we are going through hard times, it is the book to read – it can give us the answers to our questions. In Job 1-2 Satan appears before God and argues that Job is serving
Several passages in the Bible make it clear that wives are to be submissive to their husbands. Submission does not mean that the wife doesn’t do some tasks or that she always does others. For example, sometimes a wife might handle the finances or fix appliances. Her husband might do the cooking or look after
Everyone feels depressed at some time and most find the solution fairly quickly. There are many degrees of depression. It can be debilitating or even lead to suicide. It can be an unexplained sadness that a person can’t get out of or do anything to cause it to cease. Counseling or deliverance from oppressive spirits
“Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and
Many people think (some without realizing it) that happiness is doing what they want. Even Christians at times walk according to the flesh or sinful nature: “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set
“Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
A child can understand what is necessary to believe in Jesus, but no one can fully understand Jesus because He is the infinite God. Jesus allowed Himself to be misunderstood often. We cannot fully understand what He said. If He explained what he said and did, even to those who believe in Him, it would
Although Jesus was fully God, He was fully human. He became hungry: “After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.” Matthew 4:2 Luke 4:2 “Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry.” Matthew 21:18 Mark 11:12 He was tired: “Jacob’s well was there, and
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the