Restoration is real
(Today's SoulSnack is sequential to Wednesday's Losing sight of Jesus. It is drawn from John 21:15-19. ) Christianity is 'hard work', at times 'mighty, mighty hard work'.
(Today's SoulSnack is sequential to Wednesday's Losing sight of Jesus. It is drawn from John 21:15-19. ) Christianity is 'hard work', at times 'mighty, mighty hard work'.
John's Gospel carries fresh insights the other three gospels do not contain. This is one.
It is utter nonsense that the dead can be raised. THE battle for belief is perennial. Likewise, Jesus' apostles joined hands in and with disbelief.
That first Good Friday silenced the Father. How broken was He? The Bible does not explain.
Smelling the daisies, beholding the oaks or resting among the birds would not be for Jesus in this garden. Gethsemane is His gateway to decision.
Predictions and Old Testament prophecies echo, these are most familiar to the throng. Jesus parades before His people. A great crowd gathers for it is the Passover Feast.
God acts differently. Christians for 2000 years have known that preparation for Jesus begins in the heart. But, that first Christmas was different.
But Jesus gave no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him, he fled naked, leaving his garment behind. (Mark 14:51-52) It's dawn.
The stone across the tomb was a mere pebble to He who is the Rock of Ages.