Psalm 22 provides us with a powerful insight into the very mindset and emotions of Christ as he went through these trials. It is vital for us to see that Jesus did feel alone, having been abandoned by his disciples, and despised of men. When overwhelmed with the grief and pain of such suffer…
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Whatever the possible background events in David’s life from which Psalm 22 could have been written, we can certainly be encouraged by his desire to focus on the Messiah during his trials. David was God’s prophet who “testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should foll…
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Matthew 26:40
As Jesus’ public ministry concluded, he turned his attention to the needs of his disciples in the Olivet prophecy and the series of parables and exhortations recorded in Matthew 24 and 25. The repetition of the words “watch” and “pray” in this section of the record cannot be…
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The first thing that we notice from our reading of this portion of the life of Elijah is how he went from his greatest triumph, the contest on Mount Carmel, to his greatest low point: “O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers” (1 King 19:4). This in the space of four vers…
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Former football coach, Lou Holtz, is credited with having said, “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it”.
All of us have ability; we are all capable of doing. God has given all of us abilities which we can use in …
