jamesmacdonald.com [Jesus] rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him (John 13:4–5, ESV). Nowhere in the Bible are you told to…
Humble Yourself was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com I (Wisdom) love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me. Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice(Proverbs 8:17-20, ESV). Do…
Whose Path are You On? was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
By Tim Kimberley • reclaimingthemind.org • April 23, 2014 My wife and I went through an especially intense period of suffering in 2013. I’m planning to pull back the curtain of our story, Lord willing, and turn it into a book with the hope it will help others to survive unsurvivable seasons. I am surprised, as I look back…
Quotes from the Valley of the Shadow of Death: Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him (Colossians 2:6, ESV). The writers of Scripture use many vivid pictures to describe the Christian life. It’s called working in a vineyard (Matthew 20), building a house (Matthew 7), and running a race (1 Corinthians 9). But by far, the most common New Testament image…
Just Keep Walking was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and…
The Way God Wins was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
By Devotional • ligonier.org • April 16, 2014 Those who gathered around the cross, on that dusty hill, could feel Jesus’ raspy cry reverberate in their own dry throats: “I thirst!” These are the words of One whose vitality was almost dried up to death. Yet, in those words we witness the thoughtful tenderness of the Good Teacher as…
Jesus’ Thirst and Our Spiritual Rehydration was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
