Bible Verses: John 12:37-40
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Bible Verses: Mark 4:26-32Matthew 6:28-30John 12:24Mark 4:30-32
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The time of the triumphal entry was five days before the crucifixion. There was an immense contrast between the two events. Here we see Jesus riding as a King into the holy city, followed by a great multitude of wildly enthusiastic people. It is a glimpse in earthly expression of the Messianic glory of Jesus. His reign was to be spiritual - but here once, it took on...
Bible Verses: John 12:12-26
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"Whoever serves me - must follow me." If he would be My servant; if he would belong to Me - let him follow me. Let him live as I live, come close after Me in spirit, in manner of life, walk in My steps. "Where I am - there shall also my servant be." To follow Christ here, in this world, in the way He marks out, is to follow Him also in His exaltation, to reward, to heavenly honor. To share His cross ...
Bible Verses: John 12:26Genesis 18:19Proverbs 21:3
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Now comes My hour of heart-break, and what can I say, 'Father, save Me from this hour'? No, it was for this very purpose that I came to this hour. (John 12:27 Phillips)
There is one all-comprehending, all-embracing,
all-governing purpose to which God has committed Himself, by creation, by
redemption, and by union. That purpose is the conformity of a race to the image
of...
Bible Verses: John 12:27
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Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.” § “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him.Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to...
Bible Verses: Isaiah 53:10John 12:27John 12:28Luke 22:42Luke 22:43Philippians 2:8John 10:17John 6:38John 18:11John 8:29Matthew 3:17Isaiah 42:1
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You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. § If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. § Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.What things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. § Having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of...
Bible Verses: Romans 1:1John 13:13John 12:26Matthew 11:29Matthew 11:30Philippians 3:7Romans 6:22John 15:15Galatians 4:7Galatians 5:1Galatians 5:13
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You cannot serve God and mammon. § When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am,...
Bible Verses: Romans 6:18Matthew 6:24Romans 6:20Romans 6:22Romans 10:4John 12:26Matthew 11:29Matthew 11:30Isaiah 26:13Psalms 119:32
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I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim … And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” § These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him. § On the likeness of the throne was a likeness … of a man high above it … Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it....
Bible Verses: John 17:22Isaiah 6:1Isaiah 6:2Isaiah 6:3John 12:41Ezekiel 1:26Ezekiel 1:28Exodus 33:18Exodus 33:20John 1:182 Corinthians 4:6
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For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. “Therefore turn and live!” § If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. § That servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. § He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and...
Bible Verses: Deuteronomy 30:19Ezekiel 18:32John 15:22Luke 12:47Romans 6:23John 3:36Romans 6:16John 12:26
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It was hard to get Moses to accept the leadership of his people. He almost missed the glory of his life, by urging his unworthiness and unfitness. But when he had accepted his mission - he gave himself to it without reserve. He never again raised the question of his ability. He never shrank from any service required of him. He never failed in any task or duty.
Moses and Aaron stood before Pharaoh and delivered to him the message of Jehovah, "Let my people go!" "Who is Jehovah," was the...