Divine Advocate
“See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.”—Isaiah 49:16 Satan has an accurate knowledge of the sins that he has tempted God’s people to commit, and he urges his accusations against them, declaring, that by their sins they have forfeited divine protection, and claiming that he […]
Heavenly Architect
“For all those things My hand has made, and all those things exist,” says the LORD.—Isaiah 66:2 We are to love God, not only with all the heart, mind, and soul, but with all the strength. This covers the full, intelligent use of the physical powers. Christ was a true worker in temporal as well […]
Owner of All Our Earthly Treasures
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.”—Matthew 6:19 The owner of all our earthly treasures came to our world in human form. The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. We cannot appreciate how deeply interested He must be in […]
Honored of Heaven
And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church.—Ephesians 1:22 Day was breaking over the Sea of Galilee. The disciples, weary with a night of fruitless toil, were still in their fishing boats on the lake. Jesus had come to spend a quiet hour […]
Bleeding Victim
And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.—Mark 15:37 The priests and rulers were amazed to find that Christ was dead. Death by the cross was a lingering process; it was difficult to determine when life had ceased. It was an unheard-of thing for one to die within six hours of […]
Minister of the New Covenant
But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.—Hebrews 9:11 The sacrificial service that had pointed to Christ passed away; but the eyes of men and women were turned to the true sacrifice for the […]
