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"For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves." (Luke 22:27) Our Lord Jesus Christ has served …
…he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter.” (Isaiah 53:7b) I once saw a lamb die. It was a most moving, most awful sight. As it was brought to the place of execution, it looked especially lovable. Ch…
“I have been crucified with Christ.” (Gal. 2:20) When the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, He died not only as my Substitute; He died also as my Representative. He died not only for me but as me. When He…
The Bible gives us impressive examples of people who gave glory to God in suffering. Just think of Job. What did he do after his possessions and even his children were taken from him? He said, “The LO…
2024-10-01 “Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!’ And having said this he breathed his last.” (Luke 23:46) The holy body of Jesus had been abus…
Jesus Christ had desires and wishes here on earth which—although they were good and right—were not fulfilled. For example, he had to say about Jerusalem, “How often would I have gathered your children…
It is always helpful and blessed to see God in His sovereignty behind the circumstances. He sits at the helm. Nothing happens that He doesn’t allow. At the same time, we are to know that He has only t…
“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28) This is one of those verses that perplex us mo…
“In everything by prayer and supplication ...” (Phil. 4:6). When John Scudder, a missionary to India, was asked how he accounted for the fact that all his nine children also became missionaries, he re…
