“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 7:17) We have a nephew that celebrated his 14th birthday this week. The other day, he asked his dad, “Do you think they have cars in heaven?” When his dad asked him why, he said “well I know the Lord is coming soon and I hope that if I don’t get to drive a car here, I’ll get to drive one there!” It was ironic that he asked this question, especially since we don’t talk about heaven […]

“Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait til the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts.” (I Corinthians 4:5) Joel Hemphill, a great southern gospel songwriter, wrote a hit song in the 1970’s entitled “He’s Still Working On Me”. The first verse goes like this: “There really ought to be a sign upon my heart, ‘Don’t Judge Me Yet There’s An Unfinished Part’. But I’ll be perfect just according to his plan, Fashioned by […]

“And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, ‘Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him’!” (Mark 4:41) This verse speaks volumes. It points to the truth that Jesus’ disciples had a lot to learn about him and his ministry. But they would never fully understand his purpose for coming, at least not until his death on the cross and subsequent resurrection from the grave. Ironically, early in Jesus ministry a demon declared, “Let us alone! What have we to do with […]

“What does ‘he ascended’ mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?” (Ephesians 4:9) Dr. Luke tells us that Jesus died around 3:00 on a Friday afternoon; just a few hours before the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath. Funerals were prohibited on the Sabbath, so Jesus’ supporters didn’t have the luxury of time with which to plan a service. They had to hustle just to bury him before sunset. In fact, the Bible notes that they didn’t even have time to secure a tomb in […]