…and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth, and kill Him. But they were saying, “Not during the festival, lest a riot occur among the people.” Now when Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she…
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Planted in Jesus
…As a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations (Isaiah 61:11). The Lord Jesus is a garden and I am planted in Him. He is my garden. Jesus will cause righteousness and praise to spring up…
Jesus Does Not Look at the Outward
When Jesus walked this earth, He did not judge by what He saw and He did not judge by what He heard. He did not judge by outward appearances. If He had, I wonder what His disciples might have looked like. I wonder if they would have been a mish-mash of rogues, working class laborers,…
Hearing God When I’m Busy
I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine (Song of Songs 6:3). I belong to Jesus and He belongs to me. He paid my price because He wanted me. He wanted reconciliation with me. He wanted fellowship with me. He wanted a relationship with me. And He still does. I get so caught up…
A Song of Love
How do I reflect on Song of Songs? Is it, as some say, strictly an allegory of God’s love for His bride, the church? Is it, as others say, strictly a love poem, nothing about God in it? Or is it both? And does it matter that much? It’s certainly a love poem. And it’s…
Come Away With Jesus
My beloved responded and said to me, “Arise my darling, my beautiful one, and come along.” (Song of Songs 2:10 NASB) My beloved, my Jesus, my savior, my friend. He calls to me. He invites me to come away with Him. And where will we go? We will flee to the mountains, the cleft of…
To Pray Without Ceasing
I’m stuck in “do” mode. Even when I sit, pray, wait, my mind grabs hold of all I need to do. Sometimes, I know there’s no peace in that. Other times, I find that God is right there with me. He’s given me a full plate for the day, or the season. He’s with me…
Me Being A Fool
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is counted prudent (Proverbs 17:28 NASB). I’ve always liked this verse. I quote it often. To myself. How many times have I opened my mouth to say something clever or funny or smart and come away feeling like an…
The Word I Treasure
Keep my words and treasure my commandments within you (Proverbs 7:1 NASB),” the father says to the son. And my Lord says to me. Jesus is the Word (John 1:1,14), and it’s Him I treasure. Jesus is the word I keep within me. It’s His commandments I listen for. It’s His words I seek. He…
Which Way is Which?
We have one life to live on this earth. In it, we will choose the path of life or the path that leads to destruction. So, which is which? There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death (Proverbs 14:12 & 16:25 NASB). Jesus is the…