The Promise of Easter
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.—Genesis 50:20 (NIV)
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.—Genesis 50:20 (NIV)
And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.—Mark 15:24 (NIV)
After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.—John 13:5 (NIV)
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.—Zechariah 9:9 (NIV)
The miraculous signs that affirmed Jesus’ sanctity became a transcendent experience and a wondrous spiritual training.
Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.—Psalm 86:1 (NIV)
But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.—Luke 5:15–16 (ESV)
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.—Mark 14:38 (NKJV)
If you go the wrong way—to the right or to the left—you will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the right way. You should go this way.”—Isaiah 30:21 (NCV)
It’s the most sacred week in the liturgical year. However you observe the period between Palm Sunday and Easter, here are eight prayers to mark each day.
Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”—Luke 18:18 (NLT)