Luke 22:19 He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” God knows our human weaknesses so well. He knows that we need physical reminders …
Author Archives: Priscilla Koegelenberg
We have restraining to do
Revelation 13:3-4 I saw one of his heads which seemed to have a fatal wound, but his fatal wound was healed; and the entire earth followed after the beast in amazement. 4. People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who …
Today
Luke 23:43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” So many of our questions about life after death are answered just in this one sentence of Jesus. We know the narrative: Jesus was dying on the cross, amidst two other men who were also being crucified. They …
Heavenly assessment
Matthew 25:21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ The end of the first school term of the year is approaching, and teachers are sending the assessment reports of their …
I am my Beloved’s
Song of Songs 7:10 I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me. Before the Bride can come to the place where she utters the above quote, she has quite a journey of getting to know her Bridegroom still ahead of her. This journey starts in Song of Songs Chapter 1, where He …
Vengeance
Gen 34:25 Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male. This infamous incident happened at the town called Shechem, the very place where God appeared to Abram and promised him that this …
Symbols pointing to Jesus
Luke 22:19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” The Feast of Pesach is fast approaching, where Jews all over the world will be celebrating the onset of the exile journey which their ancestors …
Before and after
Eph 2:1 And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins, We are all familiar with adverts which use ‘before’ and ‘after’ images, usually associated with some diet of other, purportedly showing how the person has changed from being overweight to a very slim and trim …
Our Heavenly Home
John 14:2-3 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be …
Being with Jesus
Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. Our society is obsessed with formal education. To be the successful candidate when you apply for a position practically anywhere, you need to …