by MJR | Feb 19, 2024 | Genuine Hope
We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Hebrews 12:2 I usually refer to the...
by MJR | Feb 16, 2024 | Genuine Hope
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,yet he opened not his mouth;like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,so he opened not his mouth. Isaiah 53:7 Have you ever face a situation where you resisted the impulse to...
by MJR | Feb 15, 2024 | Genuine Hope
All we like sheep have gone astray;we have turned—every one—to his own way;and the LORD has laid on himthe iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6 As I read this verse today I was reminded of Sinatra’s “My Way”- And now, the end is nearAnd so I face the...
by MJR | Feb 14, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Surely he has borne our griefsand carried our sorrows;yet we esteemed him stricken,smitten by God, and afflicted.But he was pierced for our transgressions;he was crushed for our iniquities;upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,and with his wounds we are...
by MJR | Feb 13, 2024 | Genuine Hope
For he grew up before him like a young plant,and like a root out of dry ground;he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,and no beauty that we should desire him.He was despised and rejected by men,a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;and as one from...
by MJR | Feb 12, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Behold, my servant shall act wisely;he shall be high and lifted up,and shall be exalted. Isaiah 52:13 This week marks the beginning of the season of Lent as Christians begin looking ahead to the death and resurrection of Christ. The heading in my Bible reads “He...
