Then Pilate said to HIm, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against You?” And He did not answer him with regard to even a single charge, so that the governor was quite amazed.” Matt. 27:13-14…
We might assume that during Jesus’ prayer before His crucifixion, He would have prayed that His disciples would have courage, or would remain faithful, or would remember what they had been taught…
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58
I love the idea that a person of faith is called to be immovable…
Ezra and Nehemiah were serious, godly leaders of the people, but when they completed the walls it was time to celebrate, for God had helped them to succeed…
At the time of a Jesus’ birth there was political intrigue, racial tension, increased immorality, and expanding military might occupying everyone’s attention and conversation…