Israel as a nation, at the time of Jesus, was in disarray. The days of David and Solomon were long gone and the prophets envisioned another David who would resurrect Israel’s glory. And when Jesus appeared with a message that God’s Kingdom was on hand, the prediction of Isaiah 40:3 and Malachi 3:1 came alive … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #56 →

The road to “Paradise” is bumpy, rough, and the environment is hostile to people, who are determined to take the narrow gate and the hard way; and on which few travelers are headed in the direction of eternal life (Matthew 7:13-17). There are no comfort stations or rest areas. Jesus had not even a rock … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #55 →

Jesus promised the thief, who believed in Jesus’ innocence, that he would join Jesus in paradise. One of the criminals who were hanged raled at him, saying, “Are you not he Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #54 →

Jesus claimed that He came from the “Eternal World!” And Jesus gave, to those of us, who believe in Christ, a glimpse of what that world is like (John 8:42). Jesus told the Jews that He had a chat with Abraham, before He came into this world to help man find his way back to … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #53 →

The Risen Christ allotted a special appearance to Thomas in the upper room. Then Jesus had a family reunion at the Lake of Tiberias in Galilee, and a transfer of leadership from Himself to Peter, after they had dinner. The transfer of leadership required a threefold pledge of Peter to serve the Risen Christ until … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part: #52 →

The writer of the Gospel of Mark was the young man. And Mark was the witness who told the women to instruct the disciples to go to Galilee where they would meet the Risen Jesus (Mark 16:7). The writer was not able to complete John Mark’s testimony of the Risen Lord Jesus. The editors of … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #51 →

Why was Jesus so disturbed and so burdened in His Soul while He prayed in Gethsemane? Consider this: Jesus had spent three years pouring out and sacrificing “His Life!” And on the day, Jesus was crucified, only one man, a criminal, declared Jesus innocent! And while Jesus died at nine o’clock in the morning, a … Continue reading Partners of the Holy Spirit: Part #50 →

Grace, in action, is a bond between God and man. It is man who must remain in grace because he is the one who can change. For the sap of the tree to reach the branch, it must remain on the vine and the believer in Christ. Grace is like love or any other gift, … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #49 →

Christians are the instruments by which God’s grace is dispersed. They display the presence of the Holy Spirit when they apply grace. There is no other way for grace to be visible, but through those who believe in grace and those who practice grace, first on themselves and then on others. The Apostle Paul, Himself, … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #48 →

Spiritual blindness results from hatred imposed by an absolute systems, which have no room and no tolerance for anyone else. The religious system of Jesus’ day suffered from such darkness, and it held men like Paul in its clutches. Paul could not stand the light of truth and it blinded him. Jesus sent Ananias to correct his vision (Acts 9:1-9).