Accused Before Pilate

Accused Before Pilate

“And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate,” (Luke 23:1). One of the greatest ironies of Christ’s arrest and subsequent death was the fact that it was the Jewish religious leaders who prided themselves in their knowledge of the Old Testament law...
He Did This For Me

He Did This For Me

“And the men that held Jesus mocked him and smote him. And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, ‘Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?’” (Luke 22:63-64).  Christ’s abusers take great pleasure in torturing him, turning their...
Despised and Rejected of Men

Despised and Rejected of Men

“And the men that held Jesus mocked him and smote him. And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, ‘Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?’” (Luke 22:63-64).  The presence of the shepherd is essential for the safety and...
Strength in Weakness

Strength in Weakness

“Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me,” (John 16:32).   It takes so little to remind us that we are nothing without Christ, our...
Forsaken by All

Forsaken by All

“Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me,” (John 16:32).   True friends multiply joy as well as lessen misery. Some of Christ’s...