by Adoring God | Jun 9, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“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 provides a feeling of safety and security...
by Adoring God | Jun 2, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“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) Our dependence is in Christ because without Him and His sustaining strength, we...
by Adoring God | May 26, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“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 and lessen sorrow, for they “stick closer than a...
by Adoring God | May 19, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.” (Luke 22:54) God often works contrary to human expectations, as Isaiah 55:8 reminds us, “His ways are not our ways.” This reality calls us to “bow to the...
by Adoring God | May 12, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“Then they took him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.” (Luke 22:54) The last night Christ spent before His crucifixion was marked by quiet obedience, deep sorrow, and majestic restraint. In the same garden where...
by Adoring God | May 5, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.” (Luke 22:47) The betrayal of Jesus by Judas in Gethsemane initiates one of Scripture’s most tragic sequences....
