In His days the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more. – Psalm 72:7 REFERENCE Psalm 72:1-7 Though this verse is Messianic, it is good that under any king, ruler or leader, righteousness should be encouraged. People who do right and live right should be able to find succor, […]

Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have prepared for those who trust in You in the presence of the sons of men! Psalm 31:19   REFERENCE Psalm 31:19-24 According to this text, God has goodness stored up for those who fear Him (believers). This promise is […]

“He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, but he who is impulsive exalts folly.” – Proverbs 14:29 REFERENCE Proverbs 14:29 One Chinese proverb says, “In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone’s letter.” In other words, it is very possible […]

So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!” Luke 23:47 REFERENCE Luke 23:27-47 Having risen through the ranks of the elite Roman army, Longinus (as church tradition names him) was a bit rough around the edges, one of those no-nonsense military leaders. He had seen it […]

One of the criminals hanging there began to shout insults at Jesus…But the other criminal stopped him. He said…You and I are guilty. We deserve to die because we did wrong. But this man has done nothing wrong.”  Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you begin ruling as king!” Luke 23:39-42 (ERV)   REFERENCE Luke […]

A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. Mark 15:22 (NIV)   REFERENCE Mark 15:16-22 (NIV   It was just a day to Passover in Jerusalem. Jews from all over the world came in for […]

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.” Matthew 27:19 REFERENCE Matthew 27:15-22 She wakes up with a startle, sweating and her heart racing. It’s a dream; No, […]

So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified. ~ Mark 15:15 REFERENCE  Mark 15:6-15 Around 33 AD in Jerusalem, a man was lying on the cold floor of a maximum prison. Being a notorious prisoner, his feet were kept in stocks and his wrists […]

Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He […]

…He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”  Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing […]