A shivering hangs in the air, daytime dwindles, and the festal time of year looms the likes of a trace. For some, it’s a sentence of marshmallow lattes and glistering lights; for others, it’s a commercialise researcher’s playground, rife with opportunities to overwork seasonal worker look demeanour. The caustic remark? Amidst instant vacation lights, the […]
Today’s post is a quick summary of the series on Jesus’ Praise & Encouragement for imperfect people. Over the last 2 months we looked at numerous passages where Jesus praises various people. Initially we looked at Jesus praising Nathanael for his basic honesty and lack of deceit. “There’s a real Israelite, not a false […]
In Matthew 15:21 we find one of the highest praises Jesus has for an imperfect person. However, we have to wade through a very confusing counter-intuitive passage to get there. The full text is at the end of this post. It should be noted how often Jesus praises women in the old world. He consistently […]
In Mark 12:28 one of the Jewish leaders who taught the Old Testament to the people has a wonderful encounter with Jesus. Often I think of the Pharisees & Teachers of the Law in terms of their negative qualities: they make prayers to be seen – not because they love God, they write down scriptures […]
Matt 8:5 (passage below) records another amazing praise of Jesus for another imperfect human who crosses His path. As Jesus arrives in Capernaum in northern Israel, a non-Jewish man who is a soldier comes to Him asking him to heal his servant who is suffering. Jesus offers to come and heal the centurion’s servant. (Note: […]
Jesus Praises Mary, “She has done a beautiful thing to me” John 12:1 reveals another time where Jesus praises someone. Martha and Mary are serving a dinner given in Jesus’ honor after he raised their brother, Lazarus, from the dead (wouldn’t you throw a party?). As Jesus, Lazarus and others are reclining at the table […]
Have you seen the 3 minute introduction video on the home page of http://GodIsJustLikeJesus.com ? Now… onto today’s post. Here is an interesting event that you may not have connected with Jesus’ ability to praise imperfect people. In Luke 7 Jesus goes to dinner at Simon the Pharisee’s house. Other Pharisees and Jewish leaders are […]
This is another simple post where Jesus interacts with Peter and simply praises him. Don’t just stop with reading this, I think it is really good to take these truths into our prayer times or prayer walks and just enjoy Jesus’ praise for Peter. Identifying all the times Jesus praises someone has helped me balance […]
Today’s post is a simple one. We are looking at times where Jesus praises imperfect people. In Luke 10:38-42 you find one of these events. Try to set aside your thoughts about Martha for a moment and just focus on Jesus’ interaction with Mary. ‘As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came […]
Well, let’s continue looking at Jesus. Consider the following passage and look for His good character: “Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper […]