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 […]

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 REFERENCE Psalm 23:1-6 In Hebrew tongue, Jehovah Rohi means ‘The Lord our Shepherd.’ A shepherd typically is called to tend sheep. Metaphorically however, a shepherd guides and directs others in the direction they should go. Jesus in John 10:11 called Himself the ‘Good Shepherd’ […]

“So then it is not of him who wills nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.” Romans 9:16 REFERENCE Romans 9:14-16 Without a proper understanding of today’s thought, life may seem an imbalanced game of luck. In fact, many have often exclaimed that life is not fair, or God Himself is not […]

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Ephesians 6:11 REFERENCE Ephesians 6:10-17 In life, the most important battle you must fight and win is the one that takes place in your mind. That is where the real battle takes place. It is […]

For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever. Psalm 9:18 REFERENCE Psalm 9:18-20 Have you ever been in a place where you feel alone, wondering if God still knows your post code, if HE still cares? Perhaps, it’s been years since you expressed a desire before God, […]

There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you.” Genesis 26:1-2 […]

There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham… Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. Genesis 26:1&12 REFERENCE Genesis 26:1-6 & 12-14 World trends and Government’s predictions suggest that the economy may not particularly […]

And the angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!”  Judges 6:12 REFERENCE Judges 6:11-16 God called Gideon, “Mighty man of valor,” when all things around him were not adding up, but rather falling apart; it looked like a contradiction. God has […]