Lijo Johnson

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  • Helpless kingdom

    Luke 23:24 NLT So Pilate sentenced Jesus to die as they demanded. Roman kingdom, one of the most powerful kingdoms in history, mentioned by God as an Iron dynasty was helpless with Jesus's case onboard.…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Luke 23:24 (NLT)

  • Crucifying christ for our selfishness

    As they had requested, he released Barabbas, the man in prison for insurrection and murder. But he turned Jesus over to them to do as they wished. Luke 23:25 How many times have we compromised God's…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Luke 23:25 (NLT)

  • Obedience vs concern

    Never keep your concerns as an excuse to not obey what God has told you to do. Instead find ways to overcome your concerns without being afraid of the after effects. If God has spoken, He is responsible…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Judges 6:27 (NLT)

  • We confuse God's commandments and promises by adding unnecessary meaning or by pluralizing it

    God told Gideon that He is with him. he translated the"you" as entire Israel and wasted time. Another thing is that, God did not answer Gideon's qn, which came out of a wrong interpretation, instead God…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Judges 6:12 (NLT), Judges 6:13 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-04-23

  • loopholes in life

    Luke 22:3 NLT "Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples." Bros and sis, as we all know, Judas was one of Jesus' inner circle desciples. But satan took advantage of…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Luke 22:3 (NLT)

  • They missed something even greater!!!

    Here we see the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The multitude, who were so excited by the miracles of Jesus were praising him with loud cheers. But, just as I indicated in the topic, they never…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Luke 19:46 (NLT)

  • You vs Your precious things

    Matthew 26:7-10, 13 Everyone wanted that woman to satisfy the desire of their flesh, they valued her beauty and the constly perfume she had, but none  considered her "person", because they just wanted…

    Created 4 months ago

    Matthew 26:7 (NLT)

  • The longer route

    Exodus 13:17 NLT When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land.…

    Created 4 months ago

    Exodus 13:17 (NLT)

  • slaying of the first born

    As we see in here, all the first borns of israel were spared but that of the Egyptians were slain. There is a fact that we may not remember at this point. ie... When God made a distinction between the…

    Created 4 months ago

    Exodus 12:12 (NLT)

  • Proverbs 5:23

    Proverbs 5:23 (NLT)
    He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: death self control

  • God's staff

    At the beginning of the chapter, the staff belonged to Moses. But after the encounter with God, once Moses gave his staff for God's glory, it became a property of God. Earlier, it had been just a stick,…

    Created 4 months ago

    Exodus 4:20 (NLT)

  • God's staff

    At the beginning of the chapter, the staff belonged to Moses. But after the encounter with God, once Moses gave his staff for God's glory, it became a property of God. Earlier, it had been just a stick,…

    Created 4 months ago

    Exodus 3:20 (NLT)

  • Knowing Jesus

    Here Jesus asked this question not because he was unaware of the fact that people has not understood clearly who he is. Jesus said this for a different purpose. There is a meaning in it. It means, receiving…

    Created 4 months ago

    Matthew 16:13 (NLT)

  • The developing stages of a "called" one.

    Most of the divine annointing takes place even before the birth of a person. Moses was such a person. He was being sent for a mission at the end of the 400th year of the Israelites's stay in Egypt. Now…

    Created 4 months ago

    Exodus 2:3 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2012-01-25

  • Demand for a sign

    Here Jesus says that it is the evil and adulterous generation that asks for a sign. It made me to think, why did Jesus say so. In old testament times Gideon asked for a sign more than one time. In the…

    Created 4 months ago

    Matthew 16:4 (NLT)

  • Genesis 49:23-26

    Genesis 49:23-26 (NLT)
    Archers attacked him savagely; they shot at him and harassed him.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: blessing

  • Genesis 49:10

    Genesis 49:10 (NLT)
    The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: jacob jesus judah judah tribe prophesy about christ

  • 1 Peter 1:4

    1 Peter 1:4 (AMP)
    [Born anew] into an inheritance which is beyond the reach of change and decay [imperishable], unsullied and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: calling hope

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-01-21

  • Faith..keep moving

    Exodus 14:15 (NLT)
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving!

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: faith

  • Proverbs 1:19

    Proverbs 1:19 (NLT)
    Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: greed to money

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2012-01-01

  • Promise guaranteed!!!

    Romans 4:16 (AMP)
    Therefore, [inheriting] the promise is the outcome of faith and depends [entirely] on faith, in order that it might be given as an act of grace (unmerited favor), to make it stable and valid and guaranteed to all his descendants--not only to the devotees and adherents of the Law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, who is [thus] the father of us all.

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: faith grace inheritance promise

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-12-28