From Secret Faith to Bold Service

From Secret Faith to Bold Service

“And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. And there also Nicodemus, which at...
Blood and Water

Blood and Water

“But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water,” (John 19:34).  Of primary concern to the Jewish religious leaders of Jesus’ day was observing the Mosaic law, especially as it related to the Sabbath. As the Ten...
The Rocks Respond

The Rocks Respond

“And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,” (Matt. 27:51-52).  In the 24th chapter of Joshua we read of...
Your Will, Not Mine

Your Will, Not Mine

“For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.” (James 4:15)  By default, we tend to make plans for our future and fill our calendars with activities and schedules without regard to certain realities of life like the sovereignty of...