ONLY WHATS DONE FOR CHRIST WILL LAST On the Wednesday of Passion Week, Jesus and His disciples took a day of rest a short distance from Jerusalem in a town called Bethany. While eating a meal at Simon the lepers house, a woman anointed Jesus head with an expensive perfume worth a years wages. This

ARE YOU READY FOR CHRISTS RETURN? Referring to Himself by the Messianic title, Son of Man, Jesus described His Second Coming to His disciples. This will occur at the end of the Great Tribulation. This is not the Rapture (cf. 1 Thess. 4:13-18), which precedes the seven years of tribulation, but the time when Jesus

JESUS WATCHES OUR GIVING Jesus sat near the Temple collection box so that He might watch who was giving and how much they were giving. He did this to teach a lesson to His disciples. As they witnessed the rich tossing handfuls of coins into the Temple treasury, the heavy coins made a loud metallic

MEDITATING ON GODS LOVE Biblical meditation is not an emptying of the mind as the Eastern religions teach. Rather, it is a focusing of the mind on God and His Word. Here, the Psalmist focused the thoughts of his mind on Gods character, namely, His unfailing love.   We are called to meditate on Gods

WHATS AT THE CENTER OF YOUR LIFE? The Lord instructed the Israelites to set up camp with the Tabernacle at the center. Their tents were to face inward toward the place of worship, not outward toward the world. Worship was to be the center of individual and community life. All of daily life was to

THE PRINCIPLE OF THE TITHE The first principle of the tithe, which is ten percent of the harvest, is that it belongs to the Lord. Therefore, bringing the tithe to the Temple was not an offering, but an obligation. To do otherwise would be robbery (Mal. 3:8). It reminded the people that God is owner

JESUS HAS GONE AHEAD OF US AND FOR US Jesus led the way up from Jericho to Jerusalem to face his ultimate purpose for coming–– the cross. The walk up from Jericho would take about 6-8 hours as they traveled the Roman road, the ruins of which can still be seen today. It was a

WHAT IS THE CALLING OF THE CHURCH AS LAMPSTAND? The golden Lampstand stood in the Tabernacle with its seven lamps filled with olive oil facing the Table of Presence. It was to be kept continuously lit by the high priest. Its light was to shine on the Bread of Presence and throughout the holy place.

HOW THE JEWISH FESTIVALS POINT TO JESUS The Lord instituted seven festivals, or feasts for Israel. These feasts were to remind Israel of Gods provision and to prepare them for the Messiah. It can get a little overwhelming reading the description of these feasts, but they are worthy of our meditation as we see how

OVERCOMING OUR DOUBTS This is the confession of a man who desperately wanted to believe, but still had doubts. This doesnt sound like the greatest of confessions, yet Jesus healed the mans son nonetheless. Jesus still answers the prayers of those who have a mixture of doubt and belief. The important thing is to confess