Therefore the maidens love you. (Song of Songs 1:3 NASB) Who are these maidens? In the Song of Songs, they come up from time to time. They act as the Chorus in a Greek play might, taking on many roles. When they are referred to as the maidens or virgins, we will take them to [...]
for they shall be completely satisfied. ~ Matthew 5:6 AMP Wait! This can’t be right. Do you believe this? Is it true? Or is Jesus telling us a little white lie to try to motivate us to be good? Does true satisfaction really come from the pursuit of righteousness? All our lives we are told [...]
I noticed a difference between the angels and the typical disciple. Well, at least Jesus’ twelve. The angels believe what Jesus said. Check it out "He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. - Matthew 28:6 (emphasis is mine) Every one of the [...]
I have been pondering last weeks post for the last few days, and it is really rocking my world. The whole concept that “As His name is declared, His passion is revealed.” WOW I have to tell you, that was fresh revelation to me. This phrase “His name poured forth” has been rumbling around my [...]
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. - Matthew 5:6 Jesus’ lays before us the next earmark of a citizen of His kingdom, and it’s all about our appetite. Let’s start with a definition of hunger. I walked into the house after a long day at the office, [...]
Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later; - Hebrews 3:5 There’s something really cool going on here. Moses lived his life some fourteen hundred years before Christ. He spoke with God face to face as a man speaks to [...]
So this broke my heart this morning. Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, named Caiaphas; and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him. - Matthew 26:3-4 From what I can tell, while the Second Temple stood, until [...]
Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; (Song of Songs 1:3 NKJV) What is fragrance? What does it do? Here’s the thing. When our Song speaks of fragrance it is not talking about actions. Not the visible actions of a Shepherd King, but rather the invisible aspects of [...]
Theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ~ Matthew 5:3 & 10 I know I am getting out of order here. I was just lying in bed – it is about 10 minutes to 12 on Friday night, and I was mulling. Now let me be clear. I have studied through and taught through the Beatitudes [...]
Our Fourth of July celebration took place in Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ. Technically it all started in my bathroom late in the afternoon, when I went to brush my teeth and went crashing to the ground. I say crashing, but I have no discernable bruises on my head or body giving me any indication [...]