When I was fighting depression in various seasons of years passed, I would read the account of Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4:35-41, Matthew 8:23-27, and Luke 8:22-25 (it is also mentioned in the book of John, but very briefly). It would bring me comfort to know that Jesus, who calmed the massive storm…

There was another time when Jesus was on the water in the company of His disciples, and demonstrated His power over it — that was when He actually walked on the water. This was after Jesus fed the five thousand. After He dismissed the crowds, He went up to the mountain to pray until the…

When Jesus rebuked the storm in the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, He said three simple words: “Peace! Be Still!” and it was so. Prior to that he also rebuked His disciples for their weak faith because they were demonstrating their lack of trust in Jesus’ sovereignty as God (see Matthew 8:25-26,…

In the four gospel accounts is the well-known story of Jesus calming a storm while He and His disciples were in a boat on the Sea of Galilee. It is but a brief moment in the time of Jesus’ earthly ministry, and yet the glorious truths that God reveals to us in Matthew 8, Mark…

This is one of the comfort foods of authentic Chinese cuisine. Growing up, I remember how the aromatic ginger and scallion danced with the savory aroma of soy sauce in the air and the satisfying sound of sizzling and crackling when my dad poured the bubbling hot oil and soy sauce mixture onto the steamed…

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As part of His intercessory prayer, Jesus asked The Father to give the Holy Spirit to indwell all believers to help us bear the fruit of our love for Him with our obedience (John 14:15). This is not just obedience of Jesus’ ethical commandments in context (see John 14:23-24), but the entire revelation from The…

“Jesus said to him, ‘The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you.’ For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, ‘Not all of you are clean’”. (John 13:10-11) In this…

In the Old Testament, the high priest was a man who represented the Jews in the holiest of holies, where only he could enter into the presence of God. The high priest would sacrifice an animal, and by shedding its blood, atone for the people’s sins. This happened only on one day, Yom Kippur. This…

John 14 and 15 we see parts of Jesus’ sermon to His disciples wherein He ministers to them spiritually and emotionally, rather than requesting support from them in His last hours alone with them, revealing His servant heart (cross reference Matthew 20:26-28). John 14 begins with Jesus comforting the distraught disciples with “Let not your…