Luke 22:32 “But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.”
Hear the love and loyalty demonstrated to Peter, “I have prayed for thee”.
And if we were to think that Peter received special favor from the Savior, listen to the Lord’s intercessory prayer in John 17:15
“I [...]
Luke 22:31 “And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.”
Our text plainly tells us how far abandonment was in thoughts of the Eleven. Peter as spokesman for the contingent of faithful followers cries out, “Though I should die with thee, yet will [...]
Matthew 26:31-32 “Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.”
Hear what tender care mixed with [...]
Matthew 26:30 “And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.”
At the close of that evening’s anticipatory celebration, Jesus and the Eleven sing the “Hallel”, Psalm 115-118, psalms which speak of the Messiah’s priesthood and mediatorship, defining the coming grace, sufferings, conflicts and triumphs of the King of Israel. [...]
John 18:33-34 “Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?” John tells us in his narrative (as well as that of the Evangelist) [...]
Matthew 27:12-14 “And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.†Here we find the Governor of the Universe [...]
Matthew 27:9 “Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value.†The fulfillment of prophecy thus stated actually belongs to two original prophecies, one from Jeremiah, and [...]
Romans 10:14 “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” Although I have studied this verse many times, especially coupled with verse 15 in relation to a missionary [...]
Matthew 27:6-7 “And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.†Here is a sad commentary on the state [...]
Matthew 27:5 “And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.†Here lies the end of Judas the Betrayer. But the end was long in the making. We can be assured that God’s grace wrestled in his bosom day after [...]
