"Then Mary took a pound of very expensive perfume of pure nard, and she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume" (John 12:3, Amp). The scene in John chapter 12 verses 1-3, Jesus went back to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. They had prepared a meal for Jesus in which Lazarus is seen reclining at the table with Jesus and his sister, Martha, serving. We can then take notice that his other sister, Mary,...

" No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the temptation He [has in the past and is now and] will [always] provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it [without yielding, and will overcome...

"The Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field" (Matt. 13:24, NASV). There is just something special about spring time. I love to work in my yard especially the flowerbeds. I feel like God has made me a steward of His beautiful creations! To prepare my flowerbeds for spring planting, I must first pull out and remove all of the unwanted, pesky weeds that seem to overtake the beds. These weeds seem to have not only overtaken the beds, but they have hidden what...