Archive for April 3, 2012

Day 339 | Read the Bible in a Year

read the bible in a year: day 339 Ephesians 2

1 And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins, 2 In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God; 3 Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting More >

Life Source – Lesson 5

  According to biologist Dr. T. Ombello: 

“When the soil is moist after infrequent rains, a Resurrection Plant absorbs water and grows rapidly, producing a flat rosette of scaly stems up to one foot across. As the soil dries, it cannot store water like its succulent neighbors, so it folds up its stems into a tight ball as it desiccates and goes into a state of dormancy. The folded plant has a limited surface area, and what little internal moisture is present is conserved. All metabolic functions are reduced to a bare minimum and it appears to be dead. The More >

The Boldness of Christ

In Matthew 27:11, Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”

Jesus was offered many times the opportunity to save His life. Each time, He show that God is not controlled by man  but rather man  is under the authority of God. Jesus could have easily said that He was mistaken but instead He boldly confirms that He is the King of the Jews. Apparently Jesus missed social training courses of tolerance that is very prominent today. This was the opportunity to say the right thing in order to More >

Thought for the morning of Tue April 3, 2012

He had been all night in agony, he had spent the early morning at the hall of Caiaphas, he had been hurried from Caiaphas to Pilate, from Pilate to Herod, and from Herod back again to Pilate; he had, therefore, but little strength left, and yet neither refreshment nor rest were permitted him. They were eager for his blood, and therefore led him out to die, loaded with the cross. O dolorous procession! Well may Salem’s daughters weep. My soul, do thou weep also.

What learn we here as we see our blessed Lord led forth? Do we not perceive More >