Category: Devotional Readings

This verse refers to a family we know little about.Mar 15:21  And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.Old John Gill writes...And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian,.... See Gill on Mat 27:32;Mat 27:32  And as they came out, they found… Continue reading Mark 15:21 – A few chosen names…

Today's reading in Ephesians 1 opens with this wonderfully rich passage. I found almost every other word jumping off the page. See below.Btw, on a recent road trip I listened again to Dr. Dilday's sermons on Revelation 6. These present a great summary of Church and Roman history from the time of John's writing to… Continue reading Ephesians 1 – Richness of words to this early church….

I wonder if it was this chapter that gave the number 13 a bad reputation?Anyway putting that aside for some while now, I have been most impressed by the final word ending this chapter.......Watch!Gill writes this short comment..Mark 13:37And what I say unto you,.... The four disciples, Peter, James, John, and Andrew; who came privately… Continue reading Mark 13 – A Word

Gen 3:22  And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:Gen 3:23  Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to… Continue reading Genesis 3:24 – The Way Unblocked….