We Christians need not speculate about life on other planets or exactly how far this galaxy is from the next one. We need not ponder over the questions that baffle scientists who earnestly seek to recalibrate the facts of reality with their evolutionary mythology. We do not turn to religion to solve the mysteries of life and existence – we turn to Jesus. We look to Immanuel, “God with us.”
Two men were on the road to Emmaus. They had just lived through the saddest day of their lives. The One they had hoped was the Messiah had just been put to an unspeakable death, and they wanted to get out of Jerusalem. Their world had just fallen apart there...
Josh McDowell wrote, ''After more than 700 hours of studying this subject and thoroughly investigating its foundation, I have come to the conclusion that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most wicked, vicious, heartless hoaxes ever foisted upon the minds of men, OR it is the most fantastic fact of history...."
Mary Magdalene had gone through a strange, wonderful experience over the last several years. Hopelessly lost, she had had many demons cast out of her (Lk. 8:2). Then, she become one of Jesus’ closest followers. And now, she had come to his grave, weeping when she found the sepulchre empty...
Death is the great leveler of mankind. It is the inevitable end which awaits us all, save those who live to see the Rapture. The Great Unknown! . . . What will we gain if we lose our own souls? What would we give in exchange for our souls?
Satan hates to see the progress of God’s people in this world. He seeks to steal, kill, and destroy (Jn. 10:10). But he uses a very shrewd approach, which has been copied by evil rulers throughout history. He seeks to make the victims look like the persecutors.
It occurred to Moses at some point that he had been conversing with Almighty God, yet he had never seen His face. He surely understood that God could see him, but he could not see God. He wanted to know God better.
Sometimes when God calls His people to do something it can be a little scary. Though He promised never to leave us or forsake us, when we’re facing unknown peril in pursuing His will, the road seems a little less sure than it did before. This is illustrated in the following story of a pioneer preacher here in Georgia.
George Barna said, "Americans revere the Bible, but by and large they don’t know what it says. And because they don’t know it, they have become a nation of biblical illiterates."
