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Jesus made a short, challenging statement regarding family ties and identity which should make us stop and think. John explains it further. When we believe in Jesus, God makes us His children. He breaks the power of family relations that hold power over us. We have a new birth, a new life in grace.

Jesus’ own family thought he was doing too much. The religious leaders, caught up in their own thirst for power, accused him of having an “unclean” spirit. But Jesus came to bind the darkness and free those held bound by it. He did his work by the Holy Spirit, and calls us to the same…

As Jesus began his ministry, he did miraculous things like healing many who were sick and casting out demons. The demons even threw themselves at his feet and declared that he was the son of God. Many people followed him for these reasons. But the real call was, and still is, to know who Jesus…

When Jesus saw a man with a paralyzed hand in the synagogue on the Sabbath, He offered the man the help he needed. The legalists were appalled. The man chose to believe the Lord and reached out his hand to receive what Jesus gave. Will you let something stop you from responding in faith to…

From the last act of creation, when God made man and woman in His image, for His purpose, God gave the principle of Sabbath rest to point to his holiness and the eventual freedom and peace which would come through Christ. Those who embrace this freedom of the Lord, enter that place of continual rest.

Our Lord invites those who are truly thirsty after life to come and receive of His abundant grace.

We live in a day much like Isaiah’s when a remnant among God’s people really pursues righteousness according to His great purpose. But for those who do pursue, trust, hope ,wait on Christ, the strength is there to make the weak strong to persevere.

Joy is not something we can drum up from the inside. God chooses to make His glory known, and we are suddenly filled with the joy of His presence. It happened to the shepherds when Jesus came, and it can happen with us now as we seek His presence and purpose.

God spoke to and through the prophet Isaiah, foretelling the coming of the Messiah who would overcome all that opposes God’s reign and bring peace to those who would submit to Him.

Hope is looking back on what God did for us through the Word who became flesh, Jesus. Then, it is looking forward, believing Him to bring His kingdom and show us His glory.