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April 9 Have You Seen Jesus? “After that, He appeared in another form to two of them …” (Mark 16:12). Being saved and seeing Jesus are not the same thing. Many people who have never seen Jesus have received and share in God’s grace. But once you have seen Him, you can […]
Read MoreApril 8 His Resurrection Destiny “Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” (Luke 24:26). Our Lord’s Cross is the gateway into His life. His resurrection means that He has the power to convey His life to me. When I was born again, I received the very life […]
Read MoreApril 7 Why We Lack Understanding “He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead” (Mark 9:9). As the disciples were commanded, you should also say nothing until the Son of Man has risen in you—until the life of the […]
Read MoreApril 6 The Collision of God and Sin “… who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree …” (1 Peter 2:24). The Cross of Christ is the revealed truth of God’s judgment on sin. Never associate the idea of martyrdom with the Cross of Christ. It was the supreme triumph, and […]
Read MoreApril 5 His Agony and Our Access “Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples … . ‘Stay here and watch with Me’ ” (Matthew 26:36, 38). We can never fully comprehend Christ’s agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, but at least we don’t have to misunderstand it. It is […]
Read MoreApril 4 The Way to Permanent Faith “Indeed the hour is coming … that you will be scattered …” (John 16:32). Jesus was not rebuking the disciples in this passage. Their faith was real, but it was disordered and unfocused, and was not at work in the important realities of life. The disciples were scattered […]
Read MoreApril 3 “If You Had Known!” “If you had known … in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes” (Luke 19:42). Jesus entered Jerusalem triumphantly and the city was stirred to its very foundations, but a strange god was there—the pride of the Pharisees. […]
Read MoreApril 2 The Glory That’s Unsurpassed “… the Lord Jesus … has sent me that you may receive your sight …” (Acts 9:17). When Paul received his sight, he also received spiritual insight into the Person of Jesus Christ. His entire life and preaching from that point on were totally consumed with nothing but Jesus […]
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