“So they answered that they did not know where it was from.”Luke 20:7 NKJV There are moments in Scripture where silence speaks louder than words. Luke 20:7 captures one of them. The religious leaders’ response—“We do not know”—was not an admission of ignorance but a strategic evasion. It was an intentional refusal to take a...Read More
“And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”—Genesis 17:2 (NKJV) Genesis 17 unfolds not as a gentle reassurance but as a decisive reorientation. After thirteen years of divine silence, God re-enters Abram’s story with unmistakable authority. His opening words in verse one establish who He is—El Shaddai, God...Read More
“As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.”Genesis 17:4 (KJV) Genesis 17:4 often sounds like a crescendo—a triumphant, long-awaited declaration finally fulfilled. A once childless man is now named the father of many nations, and the instinctive response is celebration. This is the moment we...Read More
“When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.’”—Genesis 17:1 (NKJV) Genesis 17:1 arrives not as a beginning, but as a return. After years of silence, after missteps and waiting, God appears again to Abram—now ninety-nine years old—and speaks....Read More
“Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” — Luke 20:18, NKJV The imagery in Jesus’ words is stark and unyielding. It reveals the truth about the human condition and the universal difficulty of repentance. Falling on the stone—Christ Himself—means entering into brokenness, humility,...Read More
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