No Never Alone

King David will utter his final sayings but at the same time will determine who will guard the king, the palace and lead the guard. Benaiah will step forward and take on this great task and will leave an example of how we are to be courageous in all of life's challenges. The church is looking for such a champion.

Noah sent out a raven and a dove after the flood. The raven did not return because it found rest on the floating dead carcasses while the dove found no rest for its feet because she refused to rest on the dead and stinky bodies. The believer is to have no rest on the things that they should be dead to and be as the dove continually returning to the safety of the ark (Jesus).

The barrier that separated man and God was the temple veil. At the time of his sixth statement, the veil was rent in twain from top to bottom. The barrier between God and man has been removed and has now given access to God.

The fifth statement from the cross is not one of defeat but one of victory. He will now utter the words that will demonstrate that he was receiving the condemnation of sin upon himself in order that those that trust in him would never be separated from the love of God.

All things having been fulfilled Jesus will now utter the fourth saying from the cross. Nothing could be done until he was ready and he that knew no sin would become sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

The third saying from the cross is when Jesus addresses his mother and his apostle John. He would take responsibility for her earthly care as well as her eternal needs in giving his life for Mary but also for everyone that would call upon him.

Three crosses on Calvary and two malefactors between the Messiah. One mocks and rails on Jesus while the other recognizes who He is and seeks favor. This is the second saying from the cross.

The following Sunday will be the highlight of the Christian calendar and we will celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. It is however important that before we recognize the resurrection we must understand the atonement. The seven sayings from the cross begins with "Father forgive them for they know not what they do".

Jesus triumphant entry was met by individuals that cut down branches and threw their clothing in the way and rejoiced that their long awaited Messiah had arrived. He came on the back of a colt that had never been ridden.

Zacchaeus was a man that knew he had one opportunity to see and hear Jesus. He did not let any obstacles stand in the way of him being able to see and hear Jesus. How determined are you to know and be known by Jesus?

There are times that we are so close to a break through and victory and yet at the same time we are so far away. This is caused by looking in the wrong direction, not listening or simple disobedience.

The disciples are told that Jesus would be taken and crucified but that one of the disciples would betray Him. They all begin to ask if they were the one that was going to betray Him. This will lead us to examine ourselves to see if we be found in the faith.

There are many things that the world promises but it cannot deliver on the promise of providing peace and rest for your soul. God gives us the formula for rest for our souls in a dry and weary land.

In order to have an enduring faith we are to remember what God has done in the past, focus on doing His will in the present and trust him for our future. This will allow individuals to build a faith that will endure trials and challenges in life.

There are many things in the life of the believer that are self imposed. There are some things that we need to go through and then there are things that should have never found their way into our lives. God wants to set you free!

There are times that it may seem as if though evil has triumphed over the righteous and God. The truth is that it is during these times that individuals step up and declare their loyalty to God and let the whole world know that they would rather walk with the king.

Have you ever found yourself in a place in which it seems that God doesn't care or that He doesn't have the power to do anything about the evil which surrounds us. Habakukk was asking God the same thing. We will embark on a study on the book of Habakukk and find out how he went from worry to worship.

There is no one that would ever eat a great meal out of a dirty dish and yet man expect God to place all of His goodness into lives that are not totally committed to Him. There is a solution, and that is that God would send His unwilling servant by the name of Satan.

There are many things that can be compared to the final days of the generation of Noah. These same things are compared to the days in which we are living. The question is asked concerning similarities. You decide

The question was asked of Jesus, "who is my neighbor"? The story that Jesus gives is that of how different individuals all saw the same thing but their hearts were all different. As you listen, ask God which heart belongs to you.

There are times that it seems that God is not in control and that everything is just falling apart but in reality things are about to fall into place. How much does God need us to fix things or does He?

Over 12 billion dollars spent on wrapping material for Christmas gifts, only to be torn and thrown away. There is the greatest gift of all and the wrapping placed on the gift.

The kings came a long distance at a very great personal expense and their intention was to worship and surrender their lives to the king of kings.

There are some things that God cannot do. He cannot lie nor change His mind. He also will not work and demonstrate His mighty power where unbelief exists. Have you bound the hands of God?

There are times that hearts are unmoved because they are not interested in what God is trying to say. Open your ears that you might allow God to speak and reveal what it is that He wants from you today.