The Word of God

 In the book of Isaiah, we find two sobering declarations from God: “And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.” (Isaiah 59:16, KJV) “And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.” (Isaiah 63:5, KJV) These verses paint a vivid picture: God looked across humanity and found no one able to stand in the gap, no one righteous enough to bring true salvation, no one strong enough to deliver His people. The prophets, priests, and kings had all fallen short. Humanity was helpless, unable to intercede for itself. So what did God do? He acted. His own arm brought salvation . The Divine Dilemma Sin had separated man from God. Every attempt at righteousness was like “filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6). The law revealed the problem but could not cure it....

  Reflection John the Baptist knew his role was not to draw people to himself but to point them to Jesus. This is the heart of true discipleship and ministry — to make Christ the focus. When we try to hold on to our own recognition, comfort, or control, we risk blocking others from seeing Jesus clearly through us. To “decrease” doesn’t mean you lose your worth; it means surrendering pride, self-will, and the need for glory. As you step back, Christ steps forward. His love becomes more visible, His wisdom more evident, His Spirit more powerful in your life. Every day is an opportunity to ask: Am I living so that others see more of Jesus and less of me? Prayer Abba Father, in the name of Jesus, I humble myself before You today. Teach me to step aside from pride, ego, and selfish ambition, so that Christ may shine through me. May my words, actions, and even my silence point people to Jesus and not to myself. Let His love, His power, and His glory increase in every part of my li...

  “I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.” Here’s the meaning, broken down: 1. Promise of a Coming Prophet God tells Moses that He will raise up a prophet for Israel “from among their brethren.” This shows the prophet would come from Israel itself, not from another nation. The phrase “like unto thee” means he would be similar to Moses—someone with unique authority, intimate fellowship with God, and a role in delivering His Word to the people. 2. Authority and Words of God The verse emphasizes that this prophet would not speak his own words, but God’s very words would be put into his mouth. His role would be to declare only what God commands—nothing less, nothing more. This highlights divine authority and complete obedience. 3. Immediate and Ultimate Fulfillment Immediate sense : After Moses, God raised up prophets in Israel (like Samuel, Isa...

📖 Mark 3:28–29 (KJV): “Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.” “All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men” Jesus opens with a sweeping promise — forgiveness is available for all sins. God’s mercy is greater than our failures when we repent. 📖 Isaiah 1:18 (KJV): “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” 👉 Meaning: God’s grace covers every kind of sin, no matter how deep. “And blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme” Even words spoken against God can be forgiven. Peter denied Jesus with his lips, yet was restored. 📖 1 Timothy 1:13 (KJV): “Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtai...

  📖 Mark 3:27 (KJV): “No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.” “No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods” The “strong man” represents Satan, who guards his possessions (souls under bondage). No ordinary man can rob him — his power is too great. 📖 Luke 11:21 (KJV): “When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace.” 👉 Meaning: On our own, we cannot overcome spiritual bondage. “Except he will first bind the strong man” Jesus declares His authority — He is the One who binds Satan. Deliverance comes only by Christ’s power, not human strength. 📖 Colossians 2:15 (KJV): “And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” 👉 Meaning: At the cross, Jesus disarmed Satan’s power, binding him once for all. “And then he will spoil his house.” Once the strong man i...

  📖 Mark 3:24–25 (KJV): “And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” “And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.” A kingdom torn by internal strife will collapse. Jesus shows the absurdity of claiming Satan is working against himself. 📖 Daniel 2:44 (KJV): “And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.” 👉 Meaning: Earthly kingdoms fall when divided, but God’s kingdom stands forever. “And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Division destroys not only kingdoms, but also households. Families, communities, and churches fall apart when torn by strife. 📖 Psalm 133:1 (KJV): “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is ...

  📖 Mark 3:23 (KJV): “And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?” “And he called them unto him” Jesus does not ignore His critics; He draws them close to confront their false reasoning. He engages with patience and wisdom, even toward His accusers. 📖 Isaiah 1:18 (KJV): “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” 👉 Meaning: God invites even the doubters to hear truth and be corrected. “And said unto them in parables” Jesus uses simple, earthly comparisons to reveal deep spiritual truths. Parables expose the foolishness of unbelief while opening truth to the humble. 📖 Matthew 13:35 (KJV): “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.” 👉 M...

  📖 Mark 3:5 (KJV): “And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.” “When he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts” Jesus’ anger was holy — directed at the stubborn unbelief of the Pharisees. His grief shows His heart of compassion; their hardness broke Him more than the man’s hand. 📖 Ezekiel 36:26 (KJV): “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” 👉 Meaning: Hardened hearts grieve Jesus — He desires hearts soft to God. “He saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand.” The command seems impossible — yet in obedience, the miracle happens. The man’s faith is shown not in words, but in stretching out the ver...

  📖 Mark 3:3–4 (KJV): “And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.” “And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.” Jesus brings the man out of the shadows into the center. The withered hand, a visible weakness, becomes the stage for God’s power. 📖 Isaiah 35:3–4 (KJV): “Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.” 👉 Meaning: Jesus does not hide brokenness; He brings it forward for healing. “Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil?” The Pharisees clung to legalism, but Jesus reveals the true heart of the Law. The Sabbath was made for rest and life, not restriction. 📖 Micah 6:8 (KJV)...

  📖 Mark 2:23–28 (KJV): “And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.” “Have ye never read what David did…” Jesus reminds them of Scripture: David ate the consecrated bread when in need. Human need outweighed ceremonial regulation. 📖 1 Samuel 21:6 (KJV): “So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there bu...

  📖 Mark 2:21–22 (KJV): “No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.” “No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment” A new piece of cloth shrinks when washed, tearing away from the old fabric. Jesus is teaching that His gospel is not a patch to repair old religion. 📖 Galatians 2:21 (KJV): “I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.” 👉 Meaning: Christ doesn’t just fix the old ways — He brings a completely new covenant. “And no man putteth new wine into old bottles” In Jesus’ time, wine was stored in animal-skin wineskins. As new wine fermented, it expanded. Old wineskins, already stretched, would...

  📖 Mark 2:20 (KJV): “But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.” “But the days will come” Jesus looks ahead — a prophetic word about His coming death and departure. The joy of His presence will soon be met with sorrow and longing. 📖 John 16:20 (KJV): “Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.” 👉 Meaning: Times of mourning are real, but they are not permanent. “When the bridegroom shall be taken away from them” A foreshadowing of the cross — the violent “taking away” of Jesus. The disciples will feel the loss deeply, like friends losing their beloved bridegroom. 📖 Isaiah 53:8 (KJV): “He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken....

  📖 Mark 2:19 (KJV): “And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.” “Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?” Jesus uses a wedding image — the bridegroom is central. His disciples are like the friends of the bridegroom, celebrating with Him. Fasting is associated with mourning or longing; but with Jesus present, it is a time of joy. 📖 John 3:29 (KJV): “He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.” 👉 Meaning: The presence of Jesus brings joy greater than sorrow, celebration greater than fasting. “As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.” Jesus declares Himself to be the Bridegroom — fulfilling Old Testament prophecy of God ...

  📖 Mark 2:17 (KJV): “When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” “They that are whole have no need of the physician” Jesus uses a simple picture: the healthy don’t go to the doctor. The Pharisees thought they were “whole,” but in reality, they were blind to their need. 📖 Revelation 3:17 (KJV): “Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.” 👉 Meaning: Self-righteousness blinds us to our true condition. “But they that are sick” Jesus directs His healing to those who recognize their need. Only the humble and repentant can receive His grace. 📖 Psalm 34:18 (KJV): “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” 👉 Meaning: The spiritually sick fi...

  📖 Mark 2:14 (KJV): “And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.” “And as he passed by, he saw Levi” Jesus notices individuals that others overlook. Levi (also known as Matthew) was a tax collector — despised and considered a sinner by Jewish society. Yet Jesus saw him with eyes of mercy, not judgment. 📖 Psalm 34:15 (KJV): “The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.” 👉 Meaning: God sees us where we are, not where the world thinks we should be. “Sitting at the receipt of custom” Levi was in the middle of his work — collecting taxes. Jesus doesn’t wait for a “perfect moment” — He calls us in the midst of ordinary life. 📖 1 Corinthians 1:27 (KJV): “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...

  📖 Mark 2:10–11 (KJV): “But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.” “But that ye may know” Jesus wants people not just to see miracles, but to understand who He truly is . His works are not random acts of power — they are signs pointing to His divine identity. 📖 John 20:31 (KJV): “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.” 👉 Meaning: Every miracle is a testimony to the truth of Christ’s authority. “That the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins” “Son of man” is Jesus’ favorite title for Himself, echoing Daniel 7:13–14 , where the Son of Man receives everlasting dominion. Forgiving sins is something only God can do. Jesus reveals that He is not just a prophet...

 📖 Mark 2:8–9 (KJV): “And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?” “And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit” Jesus discerns the hidden thoughts of men — nothing is hidden from Him. He reads the heart as easily as words on a page. 📖 Hebrews 4:13 (KJV): “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.” 👉 Meaning: Jesus sees beyond appearances; He knows what we think and believe. “Why reason ye these things in your hearts?” The religious leaders doubted His authority. Jesus exposes the unbelief hidden in their hearts. 📖 Luke 6:8 (KJV): “But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand...

📖 Mark 2:5 (KJV): “When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.” ✨ Unpacking the Verse “When Jesus saw their faith” Faith is not hidden; it is revealed through action. The friends carried the paralyzed man, tore through the roof, and laid him before Jesus. Jesus responds to faith , not status, effort, or appearance. 📖 Hebrews 11:6 (KJV): “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” 👉 Meaning: Jesus notices faith. Our trust in Him moves His heart. “Son” Jesus addresses the paralyzed man with tenderness, not condemnation. He acknowledges him as family, affirming his worth. 📖 1 John 3:1 (KJV): “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.” 👉 Meaning: In Christ, we are not...

  📖 Mark 1:44 (KJV): “And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.” ✨ Unpacking the Verse “See thou say nothing to any man” • Jesus guards God’s timing and avoids hindrances to His mission. • Our first response to grace is obedience , not publicity. 📖 Mark 1:45 (KJV): “But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.” 📖 John 7:6 (KJV): “Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.” 👉 Meaning: Humble, timely obedience protects the work of God. “But go thy way, shew thyself to the priest” • Jesus honors the Law’s process that restores the healed into community. • The priest’s examination publicly confir...