Psalm 110:2 + Matthew 27:37
Psalm 110:2, “YHWH sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!” Matthew 27:37, “This is Jesus [whose name means “YHWH Saves”] the King of the Jews.
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Psalm 107:43
Psalm 107:43, “Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love (חסד) of the LORD.” Wisdom considers the person and work of Christ.
Psalm 119:18, 37
Psalm 119:18, “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” Psalm 119:37, “Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things…” Setting our eyes on worthless things is one of the surest ways to blind them to the wonder of God’s beauty in Christ. May God grant us grace to
Acts 13:27, 32-33
Acts 13:27, 32-33, “For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize Him nor understand the utterance of the prophets…fulfilled them by condemning Him…..And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, this He has fulfilled…by raising Jesus [from the dead].” The prophecies and
Psalm 103:10-11
Psalm 103:10-11,”He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. FOR as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His steadfast love toward those who fear Him.”
Malachi 4:2 + Luke 1:78-79
Malachi 4:2, “…the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings.” Luke 1:78-79, “…the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet in the way of peace.”
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Ephesians 2:16
Ephesians 2:16, “[the death of Jesus rendered the Law inoperative for those who trust in Him, that He] might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.” Jew and Gentile are reconciled to one another and to God in Christ…which means all the ethnicities represented under “Gentile”
Colossians 1:28
Colossians 1:28, “HIM we proclaim…” Jesus Christ–crucified and risen–is the centerpiece of all true preaching.
Galatians 3:1
Galatians 3:1, “It was before your own eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified.” By grace-given faith, may the unbelieving world see and receive their Lord and God in Christ Crucified and risen.
Mathew 5:44 + Romans 5:10
Matthew 5:44, “But I say to you, ‘Love your enemies’…that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven…” Romans 5:10, “…while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son…”
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Psalm 86:16
Psalm 88:16, “Your wrath has swept over me; your dreadful assaults destroy me.” The cross mercifully declares to all of humanity that wrath is real.
Isaiah 64:1-2
Isaiah 64:1-2, “Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence…to make your name known to your adversaries…”
1 John 4:6
1 John 4:6″Whoever knows God listens to us…” If we know God we will submissively listen to His inspired, written word
2 Corinthians 5:14
2 Corinthians 5:14, “For the love of Christ controls us…” A Christian is molded by Love into the shape of Love.
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Psalm 136:12
Psalm 136:12, “…with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever.”
1 John 4:9
1 John 4:9, “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world…”
Romans 5:8
Romans 5:8, “…God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” We are loved at our worst.
Isaiah 58:10
Isaiah 58:10, “If you pour yourselves out for the hungry…then shall your light rise in the darkness…”
John 17:3
John 17:3, “And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”
John 16:20
John 16:20, “You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.” The cross shows us what will happen to all sorrow