We did what was honorable.
April 22, 2011
I am Joseph of Arimathea. I am the man that did not have enough courage to stand up for my Teacher. Yes, Jesus was my Teacher and I regarded myself as one of His students. Only, and because of my…
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Heaven only was in charge!
April 21, 2011
I am the man that must plead guilty. I had the final say, what to do with Jesus, the King of the Jews. It did not, at all, turn out the way I had hoped. I was the most powerful…
I was forced to do an act of Mercy.
April 21, 2011
I am Simon of Cyrene. There were so many Simons in Israel that we adopted second names. Since I had lived in Cyrene North Africa, I preferred to be known as Simon from Cyrene. We settled in Jerusalem and acquired…
We acted in ignorance.
April 20, 2011
I am Malchus, the servant to the High Priest of Israel. My name means “king.” Sometimes, I was called, “the little king.” I came from the same background of Herod, the King. I, too, was a Nabateans or a Edomites.…
All this happened while we slept!
April 19, 2011
I belonged to the household of a rich family in Jerusalem. My duties were to look after supplies and keep the properties in order. I did the work women were not able to do. I rearranged furniture for guests and…
Remember what Jesus did for Us!
April 18, 2011
I, too, was delivered from my sinful ways. I could no longer recall how I was freed from the desire to taste what had caused me much pain. I kept my sins hidden so I could appear respectful in public.…
I hated Jesus with a Passion!
April 17, 2011
Jesus did regard me as the man with the greater sin than the one that had to sentence Him to die. I did not much care what Jesus thought. I hated that Man with a passion. I was Annas, father-in-law…
What happened on Palm Sunday?
April 16, 2011
I lived in Bethphage, between Bethany and the Mount of Olives. My home and business was beside the road between the two places. I was in the business of moving goods and people. I rented or leased donkeys to people…
The Sword does not please God!
April 15, 2011
Paul, who was called an agitator (Ac.16: 20) wrote, “If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ” (Gal.1: 10). Jesus, the Christ, put it thus, “Woe to you when all men speak…
Jesus did not give up on me!
April 14, 2011
I was a fisherman and ran my in-law’s fishing business. The work was hard and I was tough. And my family depended on me. I could not wander about the country, like my brother Andrew, following religious rumors. One day,…