April 11 HC#37 – I Peter 2:18-25 Jesus suffered. It is hard to wrap our heads around what a great concept that is sometimes. Jesus suffered. He suffered for us. He who was and is God and did not have to, came down to earth took human... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
April 10 HC#36 – Psalm 32 (quoted in Romans 4) This Psalm is written by David, and is probably written after the incident with Bathsheba. David has just come off of a time that was characterized by a lack of repentance and deep spiral into... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
April 9 HC#36 – Leviticus 16:1-22 The Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur as it is known in Hebrew is established in Leviticus 16 and is another example of the necessity of covering sin with innocence and holiness. Even the Tabernacle had to be... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
April 8 HC#36 – Exodus 12:1-32 The familiar story of the Passover is one that always ought to remind us of the wrath our sin deserves, but also the great mercy of God our Father. It points us to the final passover lamb of Jesus Christ, and it... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
April 7 HC#35 – Hebrews 4:1-16 Another importance of the virgin birth is that it demonstrates that our savior is like unto us in all things except for sin. Thus, Jesus knows the pain of being a child learning to walk and talk. He knows the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
April 6 HC#35 – John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Thus begins John’s gospel. John does not spell out the story of a virgin birth, but John begins at the beginning and Jesus is... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
April 5 HC#35 – Luke 1:26-56 The Virgin Birth is one of those things that has been attacked for a very long time. In fact, when churches go liberal, this is usually one of the first things they reject. The miracle of the virgin birth is not... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
April 4 HC#34 – Philemon This letter of Philemon is a beautiful picture of our former slavery and release from it by Christ. The letter is written by Paul to Philemon about Philemon’s runaway slave Onesimus. Onesimus at some point left... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
April 3 HC#34 – Titus 2:11-15 Jesus is Lord because He paid for us. We have been transferred from the Kingdom of Darkness into the Kingdom of Light, the Kingdom of the Son. We are now His possession, and thus, we rightly call Him our... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
April 2 HC#34 – I Peter 1:13-21 Why do we call Jesus Christ, Our Lord? Every Christian does it. But do we often sit back and ask ourselves why does Christ have the title “Lord”? And do we think through all the implications of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
