We know that Jesus prayed for us before He died on the cross. We read that Jesus ever lives to intercede for us from heaven. Because we are His, we are offered the honor of joining Him in intercession for each other. “Intercession is Jesus’ personal assignment, and we have the privilege of joining Him…
Category: Open My Eyes
Insights in Scripture
Eternal Life
Eternal life is not myth or hoax. It is reality. Believe it.Eternal life is not conditional. It is a free gift. Take it.Eternal life is not only the distant future. It is right here and right now. Live it. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall…
“He’s Alive!”
No matter how devastating our struggles, disappointments,and troubles are, they are only temporary.No matter what happens to you,no matter the depth of tragedy or pain you face,no matter how death stalks you and your loved ones,the Resurrection promises you a future of immeasurable good.Josh McDowell
Holy Saturday
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body. Then he took it down, wrapped…
From Sunset Thursday to Sunset Friday
In Gethsemane 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father,…
Jesus Prays for All Believers
This great prayer of Christ is similar to a final report of work accomplished, the most important of which was to reveal the Father’s love and his plan of salvation for all men. (Stanley F. Anderson) John 17:20-26 NIV 20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me…
Jesus Prays for His Disciples
John 17:6-18 NIV 6 “I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8 For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew…
Jesus’s “High Priestly Prayer”
“After the closing supper, his public preaching work being ended, and nothing remaining to be done but to die, he gave himself wholly unto prayer. He was not again to instruct the multitude, nor to heal the sick, and in the interval which remained, before he should lay down his life, he girded himself for…
When Jesus Prayed
We know that Jesus often prayed, but there are a few recordings of His actual prayers. But those few recorded prayers can help us understand God, Jesus and ourselves. In Luke 10, Jesus sends 72 (some sources say 70) of His followers ahead of Him in a mission of proclamation and service. At the conclusion,…
The Lord’s Prayer
Matthew 6:7-13 Amplified Bible 7 “And when you pray, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 So do not be like them [praying as they do]; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. 9 “Pray, then, in this way [as a model or…