“Glorious Bodies Await Us!”
“Glorious Bodies Await Us!”(Phi.3:20-4:1).“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love…that […]
“Cherish This Moment…!”
“Cherish This Moment…!”(Jn.7:32-36).The chief priests and pharisees sent temple guards to arrest Jesus because of the whisperings of the crowd. These enemies of the gospel could not bear the contents of such whisperings, which wondered if the coming Messiah would do more miraculous signs than Jesus.Jesus changed the topic of miracles to one referring to […]
“The Glory Of The Father Through The Son!”
“The Glory Of The Father Through The Son!”(Jn.7:23-31).Jesus’ brothers tried to lure him to accompany them to the Festival of Tabernacles. He refused to join them, but when they had gone, “he went also, not publicly, but in secret… halfway through the festival, he got up to the temple courts and began to teach…”(Jn.7:1-24).It was […]
“Radiance From The Place Of Innerstanding!”
“Radiance From The Place Of Innerstanding!”(Ex.34:28-35).Yesterday, we read how Moses wanted God to show his face to him. God did not show his face to Moses, but God makes his face to shine upon us. He even instructed it as a blessing formula for the priests to pronounce on the people: “The LORD bless you […]
“Seeing The Face Of The LORD!”
“Seeing The Face Of The LORD!”(Ex.33:17-23).As early as Exodus 3, the LORD God called Moses in the burning bush(3:1ff). From then on, the LORD used Moses mightily. We expect that by the time we get to Exodus 33, where we are in today’s text, Moses should have known God better than any Israelite – or […]