“He wept over it . . .”
When He approached Jerusalem,
He saw the city and wept over it…
Category: Repentance
Jeremiah 1–6: Broken Cisterns & Living Waters
“For My people have done two evils:
They have forsaken Me,
The fountain of living waters,
To hew for themselves cisterns,
Broken cisterns
That can hold no water.”
Genesis 44–47: Repentance & Restoration
Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
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“So will My word be
which goes forth from My mouth;
It will not return to Me empty,
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter
for which I sent it.”
“Comfort Ye My People”
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people,” saith your God.
Read More“He wept over it . . .”
When He approached Jerusalem,
He saw the city and wept over it…
Messiah!
“So will My word be
which goes forth from My mouth;
It will not return to Me empty,
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter
for which I sent it.”
“Comfort Ye My People”
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people,” saith your God.
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Palm Sunday didn’t end with hallelujahs. Those shouts of praise drew this reaction: Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.” But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!” When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, […]
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Many people know that Handel wrote the music for Messiah, however, the man who chose the Bible passages for its libretto and gave them to Handel is hardly known at all. His name was Charles Jennens, and Messiah was born out of a tragic event in his life. Dr. Al Mohler, President of The Southern […]
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Two years ago I read a mystery by George Bellairs that opens on Christmas Eve 1940 as Detective-Inspector Littlejohn is traveling to meet his wife who has evacuated to Yorkshire after their London flat was destroyed in the Blitz. On Christmas night they visit the Methodist church in a small village to hear the choir […]
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Kindling for Candles 