I call Saturday of Passion Week a "sandwich day." It's squeezed in between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It's the "in between day." On Friday all their hopes were dashed. Their Messiah died, they buried Him, and with His burial, they buried all His promises. Again we read these last chapters of Matthew, Mark, Luke, … Continue reading Who will roll away the stone?
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Arise My Love
https://youtu.be/EMHyGh0RgCA It's dark. Sunlight hasn't yet broken through the trees. I hear thunder rumbling in the distance, and here I sit waiting, wondering what that first Easter morning must have been like before any human interrupts the moment. What was it like in the stillness as Jesus lay there, no breath in His lungs, and … Continue reading Arise My Love
Sunday’s Comin
"From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" - which means, "My God, my God why have you forsaken me?" It was His darkest moment. Never before had His Father turned His face from … Continue reading Sunday’s Comin
I AM HE
The midnight hour is upon us. The bad guys have come out to play. "Then He returned to the disciples and said to them, "Ary you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us go! Here comes my betrayer!" … Continue reading I AM HE
Gethsemane – The Oil Press
The garden is quiet. Eerily so. The gnarled trees stood like shadowy crosses surrounding the tranquil garden. Gethsemane - the name means oil press. It's the place where olives are pressed so that they will release their precious oil. It's late Wednesday evening. Jesus has shared His last meal with His disciples. He had … Continue reading Gethsemane – The Oil Press
“That they may know You”
"After Jesus said this, He looked toward heaven and prayed:..." John 17 The meal is over. It was His last. The betrayer had just left the upper room to finalize the plans with Jesus' enemies. Peter had just professed his dying allegiance. Peter boasts of his loyalty, "Even if all fall away on account of … Continue reading “That they may know You”
Wednesday – “I eagerly desire…”
"Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening He went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, and all the people came early in the morning to hear Him at the temple." Luke 21:37-38 Every day of the Passion Week, Jesus would walk down the Mount … Continue reading Wednesday – “I eagerly desire…”
Tuesday – It was on His bucket list
My head is swimming. I've been turning the events of Tuesday during Passion Week over in my mind. So many paths to follow down. Jesus is trying to squeeze different facets of truth into this day for in two short days His time for teaching would be over. They are spokes of a single … Continue reading Tuesday – It was on His bucket list
Passion Week – Monday
Meditation. Contemplating God. Practicing the Presence of God. As Christians we are bombarded with these concepts and disciplines, but in a busy, noisy world how hard is it to do this? I did an experiment this morning. Before the sun ever came up, I sat in my chair and practiced listening to God. I can't … Continue reading Passion Week – Monday
Sunday afternoon
It's Sunday afternoon. It's called Pasion Week. On this day around 2000 yrs ago Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. He faced a death that was combined with intense suffering, yet He marched on. "When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?” The crowds answered, “This is … Continue reading Sunday afternoon