courage – Three Minute Bible

February 15, 2019February 14, 2019

Courage – John 10: 31-32

Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, ‘’I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”

Some things never change. People talk about bad behavior online all the time and how violent the arguments sometimes get, but really …

In Jesus’ day, there was no “Facebook” or “Instagram” or online chatrooms to engage in. Everything was face to face, and instead of just ANGRILY TYPING EVERYTHING IN CAPITAL LETTERS!!!!!! the people back then actually picked up rocks to throw at Jesus.

January 7, 2019January 6, 2019

Gutsy

I don’t know if you have ever thought of Jesus as gutsy before, but really, if Jesus had been a cowboy instead of a Jewish carpenter, it is hard to imagine a more tense situation even if he had been surrounded by armed bad guys all holding loaded guns pointed at him. Staring down this crowd of angry Jews was really gutsy. And he didn’t back down from his message one bit:

As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. You are doing the works of your own father.”
“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”

December 11, 2018December 10, 2018

The Horn of Salvation

Zechariah’s song is a rich source of prophecy. In these verses, he tells us God’s plan for the Messiah.

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David
(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—

Luke 1: 69-71

Strong’s Concordance has this to say about the Greek word for “horn”:

“since animals (esp. bulls) defend themselves with their horns, the horn with the Hebrews (and other nations) is a symbol of strength and courage, and used as such in a variety of phrases”