READ: Ecclesiastes 10, John 5, Revelation 21 NO MORE DEATH A colleague was shot and killed in Benghazi, Libya yesterday. This man moved with his family to exalt Jesus among precious Libyans and was murdered as he jogged yesterday morning. For him there is the glorious presence of Jesus; for his friends and family there…
READ: Psalm 84, Hosea 13, Luke 12, 2 Corinthians 3 DEATH’S GLORY Pilgrimage is a good thing. Our ultimate destination (the unbroken and unrestrained presence of Jesus) requires us to pass through the valley of death, not just its shadow. Heaven is real and most of us are going to have to die to get there. Referring…
READ: 2 Kings 7-9, Psalm 109, Matthew 20, 2 Timothy 2 IT’S ONLY DEATH Four leprous men of Israel make three profound statements. The first is: “Why are sitting here until we die” (2 Kings 7:3)? The Syrians surround the city, the people are starving, and the lepers come to the conclusion they have another option…
READ: 1 Samuel 16-18, Psalm 86, John 18, Philippians 1 DEATH GAIN Jesus, knowing all things that would come upon Him (suffering and death), “went forward” (John 18:4) to drink the cup the Father gave Him (v. 11) for He accepted that it was expedient for one man to die for the people (v. 14). If…