Jason E. Royle's Blog, page 17
May 19, 2016
Jesus Chose His Path
Jesus chose his path, he chose to leave the relative safety of Galilee and his rural ministry, and he chose to confront the political and religious power-structures at the very heart of their existence, in Jerusalem.
But this shouldn't come as a big surprise. God has allowed us to choose from the very beginning, for example, the presence of a forbidden tree places Adam and Eve in a position of having to choose whether to obey or disobey. Cain and Abel, both sons of Adam. Abel choos...
But this shouldn't come as a big surprise. God has allowed us to choose from the very beginning, for example, the presence of a forbidden tree places Adam and Eve in a position of having to choose whether to obey or disobey. Cain and Abel, both sons of Adam. Abel choos...
April 21, 2016
Do Not Work for Food that Spoils
“Do not work for food that spoils,” Jesus said, “but for food that endures to eternal life..." (see
John 6:24-35
). Long ago Isaiah the prophet made a similar remark: “Why do you spend your money on that which is not bread? Why do you labor for that which does not satisfy? (Isaiah 55:2)
For some reason we here in America are driven by a desire to have more for ourselves and less for everyone else, and unfortunately we are unable to imagine things any other way.  ...
For some reason we here in America are driven by a desire to have more for ourselves and less for everyone else, and unfortunately we are unable to imagine things any other way.  ...
April 7, 2016
Jesus Draws in a Deep Breath
Then Jesus draws in a deep breath, pushes his feet down on the nail, and cries, “It is finished.”
WHAT was finished? The history-long plan of redeeming humanity was finally finished. What God sent Jesus to do, was done. The message of God to the world was finished. The work done by Jesus as a man on earth was finished. The blood had been poured. The sacrifice had been made. It was over. ...
WHAT was finished? The history-long plan of redeeming humanity was finally finished. What God sent Jesus to do, was done. The message of God to the world was finished. The work done by Jesus as a man on earth was finished. The blood had been poured. The sacrifice had been made. It was over. ...
March 31, 2016
God asks Jonah
As the story goes…God asks Jonah to go to Nineveh, a corrupt city, and tell them that if they repent they will "not" be destroyed. Well this annoys Jonah, who thinks the Ninevites deserve whatever they get. After peevishly pouting and fretting, Jonah comes up with a plan, he decides to run away by boarding the nearest ship and sailing as far away as he can possibly go in order to flee from God.
But there is a storm, and in desperation the sailors toss Jonah (who told them...
But there is a storm, and in desperation the sailors toss Jonah (who told them...
March 28, 2016
Jesus Returns to His Hometown
In Mark 6:1-6 Jesus returns to his hometown and quickly discovers the harsh reality that his
When Jesus returns to Nazareth and teaches in the synagogue, the people there are amazed by his wisdom and his miracles, but they find themselves unable to...
When Jesus returns to Nazareth and teaches in the synagogue, the people there are amazed by his wisdom and his miracles, but they find themselves unable to...
Color God - Christian Poem
Color God
What color is God?
The beautiful rainbow after a storm,The yellow sun that meets us each morn,The Perhaps God is just a puff of wind,The clean, clean air that we all breathe in,For God is the breadth of life.Color God—but not with the death of life.
Tel Aviv water...
What color is God?
The beautiful rainbow after a storm,The yellow sun that meets us each morn,The Perhaps God is just a puff of wind,The clean, clean air that we all breathe in,For God is the breadth of life.Color God—but not with the death of life.
Tel Aviv water...
March 22, 2016
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March 9, 2016
Dead Sea Prophecy
Ezekiel 47:8
Then he said to me, “This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea. The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure.”
The theme of "the river" rising in the temple mount and flowing down the Kidron valley to the Dead Sea in rapidly increasing volumes is developed most fully by Ezekiel, but it is not uncharacteristic to him. Joel tells how ‘a fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house and will water the valle...
Then he said to me, “This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea. The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure.”
The theme of "the river" rising in the temple mount and flowing down the Kidron valley to the Dead Sea in rapidly increasing volumes is developed most fully by Ezekiel, but it is not uncharacteristic to him. Joel tells how ‘a fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house and will water the valle...
February 18, 2016
Have One Man Die
You do not understand that it is better for you to have one man die for the people than to have the whole nation destroyed
. -John 11:50
From one perspective Jesus’ life moves from doing (being in control), preaching, teaching, performing miracles―to passion, in which everything is done to him.
He is arrested. Whipped. Crowned with thorns. Nailed to a cross. All this is done to him. Thus the fulfillment of Jesus’ life on earth lies not only in what he did but...
From one perspective Jesus’ life moves from doing (being in control), preaching, teaching, performing miracles―to passion, in which everything is done to him.
He is arrested. Whipped. Crowned with thorns. Nailed to a cross. All this is done to him. Thus the fulfillment of Jesus’ life on earth lies not only in what he did but...
February 11, 2016
Resisting Jesus
Jesus returns to his hometown after his baptism, goes to the synagogue and reads a wonderful passage about God coming to dwell with his people. Jesus proclaims this and says, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” The initial news that God is coming to save his people with new power is exciting. No sooner do the people utter the words that Jesus is such a wonderful, well spoken speaker that they soon begin to question: “Well, wait just a minute, isn’t this Joseph’s son?” (...
