I’m liking Zechariah. He points to the Messiah and His kingdom so often. It’s neat that God had his last prophets – the post-exilic crowd – speak so often about Jesus before that 500 year silence until He came on the scene. I started this blogging commitment to find Jesus – and I find Him … Continue reading »
Jesus knew death waited for him, yet he moved forward to the inevitable conclusion. “Who do you say I am?” Jesus asked the twelve (in today’s Luke reading), to which Peter replied: “God’s Messiah.” Then… Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be … Continue reading »
Luke wrote the most descriptive, detailed of the gospels. He desired to recount the Gospel story for the Gentiles. I just read in one of my study Bibles that one of Luke’s themes was the “great reversal” where the last shall become first and the first, last. Wow. I unwittingly picked up on an intended … Continue reading »
