“After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 1:9-11 NIV
Commentary: “He shall come in like manner … By any fair interpretation, this can mean nothing short of a visible and bodily coming. It may mean more than that. It cannot mean less.” R.A. Torrey, 28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.”
Jesus said, “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” Matthew 5:10-12 NIV Read full chapter
We are in good company in enduring the world’s hatred … If the world had nothing better than a cross for Jesus, it will not have a royal carriage for His followers.” J.C. Macaulay
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.”
“The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on.A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.” Matthew 21:6-8 NIV Read full chapter
Commentary: The people showed that they were receiving Christ as royalty by spreading their cloaks on the road and palm branches before Him and shouting words meant only for the Messiah.
Palm leaves represented independence to the Jewish people. Waving palms expressed their hope that the Messiah was in the city, taking control, throwing off Roman bondage, and setting them free. He did set them free, but not in the way they expected. (Jeremiah Study Bible Notes)
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.”
“So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.” Hebrews 2:1 NLT
“As a matter of fact, if you examined a hundred people who had lost their faith in Christianity, I wonder how many of them would turn out to have been reasoned out of it by honest argument? Do not most people simply drift away?”
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.”
Passover has significant meaning for Christians and Jews alike. Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is a pivotal Jewish holiday commemorating the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt. Now Passover commemorates the liberation from slavery to sin for all who trust and follow Jesus.
At the first Passover, Moses told the people of Israel to slaughter a lamb (Exodus 12:21, 42) and spread its blood on the entrances to their homes in Egypt (Exodus 12:7). The blood protected the people from God’s wrath. Every subsequent Passover likewise required the sacrifice of a lamb.
The ancient Passover feast has always foreshadowed the ultimate atoning work of Christ’s shed blood on the cross as the full and final payment for our sins.
“For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 NIV
Jesus Christ is our Passover lamb. Just as lambs were slaughtered during the Passover to atone for sin, Jesus died for the same purpose. His blood was sacrificed for us on the cross to deliver us from sin.
“… it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed … but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.” 1 Peter1:18-21 NIV
He saved us by causing the wrath of God to “pass over” our sins.
“Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!” Romans 5:9 NIV
“God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith.” Romans 3:25 NIV
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'” John 1:29 NIV
“All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.” Revelation 13:8 NIV
Shalom to all!
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.”
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” John 15:7-8) NKJV
To abide in Christ means to dwell in His Word, walk in obedience, and remain in constant reliance upon Him. The result is a life that glorifies God.
When we recognize that we can do nothing apart from Him, we also recognize that all we accomplish is by His power and for His purposes.
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.”
The Apostle Paul said, “Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?” Galatians 4:16 NIV
Paul loved the Galatians but he would not compromise the truth to appease them. In fact, he pleaded with them to turn away from false teachers, warning them that the motives of the false teachers were evil.
Proverbs 27:6 AMP says, “Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].
We must love the truth so that we are not seduced by a spirit of compromise. Jesus prayed for His disciples,
“Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:17 NIV
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.”
God’s part is to work out His plans. Our part is only to believe. As we journey on towards Easter, God wants us to begin just as Mary did: not with a full understanding, but with a trusting step of faith.”
Pastor Pete, A Step of Faith, Read it here: Praise2Worship
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. Luke 1:38 KJV
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.”
“I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.” Psalm 119:16 NIV
“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we, through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures, might have hope.” Romans15:4 KJV
Many Christian leaders have said that Bible illiteracy is the plague of our times, and I agree.
“Of over 2 billion Christians in the world, less than 30% will ever read through the entire Bible. The fact is over 82% of Christian Americans only read their Bibles on Sundays while in church. One of the main reasons why American Christians don’t read their bibles is, only 22% of them believe the Bible is fully inspired by God Himself.” (Ponce Foundation)
My opinion: Ignorance is not bliss. We don’t have to live in the dark. God has given us a great treasure, His Word.
“The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.” Psalm 119:72 NIV
“If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.” Psalm119:92 NIV
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105
“For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye— I will surely raise my hand against them … ” Zechariah 2:8-9 NIV Read full chapter
Comment: I wouldn’t want to be an enemy of Israel. The Bible is full of warnings. And yet, anti-semitism is at an all-time high in the world today. Remember: Jesus was a Jew.
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
Featured photo: Shiri Bibas, and her little boys, Ariel (4 years old) and Kfir (9 months), were cruelly murdered in captivity by Hamas terrorists after being ripped from their Kibbutz Nir Oz home on October 7, 2023.
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