Luke 24:44

And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

Today's Thought: Our duty is to glorify and magnify the name of Jesus in our lives.

A veteran Welsh preacher advised the new minister on the preaching about Jesus. He said: Young man, from every town and every village, and every little hamlet in England, wherever it may be, there is a road to London. And so from every text in Scripture, there is a road to the metropolis of the Scriptures, that is Christ. And my dear brother, your business is when you go to a text, to say, ‘Now what is the road to Christ?’ and then preach a sermon, running along the road to the great metropolis—Christ. And I have never yet found a text that has not got a road to Christ in it.

In our lives, we must endeavor to make Christ known. He should have the preeminence in our lives. We should be able to declare the goodness of God in our lives and how He had made a difference. As much as we have seen and tasted the beauty of our Lord Jesus Christ when we receive the gift of salvation, we also live for Him alone.

Paul clearly summarizes everything when he said: For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. We may know all things under the sun but if we don't have the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, vanity of vanities.

Luke 21:9

But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

Today's Thought: Do not be alarmed of what's happening, be excited of who is coming soon.

Jesus Christ has been telling His disciples not be afraid about the future. He reassured them that everything was going to be fine and there were no problem to worry and think about. Jesus conditioned His disciples on the common of wars, pestilence, troubles and natural disasters. He wanted them to be assured that even amidst of all these, He is still in control.

Rough edges and all, Peter learned the lesson. When Peter was arrested after James had been executed by Herod, Peter was soundly asleep at his prison cell while the church stayed up late praying for him. Even the angels had to wake Peter up for him to get out of prison. Peter was not worried about what happened because he knew God is in control.

Our confidence in the Lord is not lack of fear, but in the knowledge that our God is in control. Faith is knowing that the Lord Jesus Christ is always there for us. He will never leave us nor forsake us.

Luke 21:8

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

Today's Thought: Do not be deceived but beware of the warnings of the Lord.

In December 1985, several people in Washington DC received an exciting mail from Flagship International. They were told that they received a free ticket to the upcoming Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals football game. Roughly a hundred people went to Washington Convention Center to watch the game. However, when they arrived at the Center, they were arrested by police officers. The mail notices were actually sent to wanted criminals.

The devil uses deception to keep the children of the Lord from serving God. It is the mastery of the devil since the Garden of Eden. Paul says that "the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."

The devil promises all and everything. He done this to Christ and he is still doing among Christians. As Dr. John Rice reminded us that "All Satan’s apples have worms." Yes, he may promise the apple, but only to deceive us.

Luke 24:34-35

“Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.”

Today's Thought: There is power in the testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ that transforms lives.


When Dr. Bob Jones, Sr developed Alzheimer's at the twilight of his life, he continued to speak and often lose his message. During those final messages he spoke, he would recall the story of his conversion as an eleven-year-old boy from Alabama. As if all things would be easily be forgotten, but only one thing is left in the memory of Dr. Bob Jones - his salvation. He may have forgotten everything, but he remembered the moment he met Jesus.

People are not reading Bibles but they are reading transformed lives. The world may rebut several things in the life of others, but it cannot debate the testimony of a transformed life. When we tell others what we know and what we heard it is one good thing, but when we tell what we have experienced, it is something more meaningful. Others could speak of other things about Lazarus, but the testimony is the greatest. "But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus."

We have become the eyewitness testimony to the power of the gospel. The salvation that we know from the Bible gives us the opportunity to tell others of the goodness of God. After healing the man who had once thousand demons, Jesus says: Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

Luke 23:18-21

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

Today's Thought: Christ willingly accepted the call of crucifixion for you and me.

Charles Spurgeon wrote:

We love everything earthly better than we ought; we soon fix our heart upon a creature, but very seldom on the Creator; and when the heart is given to Jesus, it is prone to wander.” The opposition that Jesus faced and those who cried out for His death was not because they were a particularly evil group of people. They were just like us—sinners—only they had not been touched by God’s grace. Without that grace, we too would be crying “Crucify Him.

The life of Jesus was the perfect demonstration of His message. He had worked several miracles, healed the sik, and gave hope to many. Despite all these, many people did not believe Him. At the end of all, they cried for Jesus's death. They rejected Him and they want Him killed.

We too are the crying for the death of Jesus. It was our sins that sent Him to the cross. Now that we are saved we should give God the glory He deserves. Let us continue hurting our Lord Jesus Christ because of our sins.