Jesus is the Connecting Thread “Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:16, 17). — Aaron Kuehmichel Adam respected God’s direction. But when Satan deceived Eve into supposing the threat was not real, Adam’s concern for his wife induced him to join in her disobedience — rather than, in […]
Jesus is the Connecting Thread “The bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. … I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the read that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world” (John 6:33, 51). In the previous article, we saw that our Lord Jesus died as the ransom […]
Watch and Pray Always “Watch ye therefore, and pray always … to stand before the Son of man” (Luke 21:36). — Aaron Kuehmichel During the Memorial season we devote extra attention and effort to reflect on God’s love for us and the commitment of Jesus to die as a ransom. Part of that effort is themed Biblical studies of Jesus’ actions and teachings during his last week of life. We yearn for and try to achieve a closer and more intimate connection […]
Watch and Pray Always “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”(James 5:16). — Aaron Kuehmichel (6) That He Would Multiply Our Tithes and Gifts to His Glory. There are two components to this prayer. The first pertains to who we are; the second with what we have. We have never been the best at anything. The most we can claim is that we may be proficient at some things. The fact of the matter is, we are not much […]
A Lamb Without Blemish “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats” (Exodus 12:5). — David Rice Nine plagues had passed upon Egypt, the ninth being a plague of darkness, “even darkness which may be felt.” “Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days” (Exodus 10:21, 22). Pharaoh was distressed. He offered to […]