How many of us want peace, but we also want control? Here’s some ways to let the Prince of Peace take over.
Jesus Is My Redeemer
Hallelujah! Jesus is my redeemer–and yours. Personally, this is one of my favorite titles of Jesus. Maybe it’s because I so desperately need the Lord to redeem me and the blunders I’ve made walking on this earth. Years ago I found this title for Jesus, and I became fixated on it. It became part of my prayer language almost everyday. …
Can You Hear the Good Shepherd’s Voice?
Jesus called Himself the Good Shepherd. I love the mental picture this name evokes. It’s not an original image in my mind. It looks a lot like the painting that hung on the wall in my Sunday school classroom when I was a little girl. Have you seen it too? Did your grandmother or great-aunt have it on her wall? …
The Son of God and the Son of Man
The titles “Son of God” and “Son of Man” belong to one man named Jesus. No other person in history could wear both names. This Son of God, Jesus, who could heal a woman from twelve years of bleeding, give a lame man new legs, and open blind eyes, was also the Son of Man who hungered, experienced temptation without …
Palm Sunday and Knowing Jesus
I love Palm Sunday. I love how the people worshiped Jesus. But through the years, the Lord has faithfully led this Bible nerd to deeper levels of understanding of what happened that fateful day on the ancient Jerusalem streets. Did you know what happened involved prophecy, the Feast of the Tabernacles, and Psalm 118? Rather than writing a post, I’m …