Author Archives: LJones

Here is my perspective. In the final analysis, immortality is pointless if I try to cut God my Creator out of the picture. And so when I think of the Bible’s teaching on the subject of eternal life, I think … Continue reading →

Dear Stories of Value Subscribers: We have been in a Devotion story paralleling my Sunday series, “Jesus: What You Need to Know”.  This Sunday the series concludes.  For the next several days I will be posting devotional excerpts from my … Continue reading →

Unless we remember our desperate need for grace, and Jesus’ willingness to offer it through His death on the cross, we can grow smug in our daily walk. Our acts of obedience can be perceived as grace payments, and our … Continue reading →

Life with the Lamb Life with the Lamb of God is filled with joy. It also beats the alternative. The other way to approach our faith in God is with self-sufficiency, counting on our own service and holiness to please … Continue reading →

In the Old Testament we read the famous account of Abraham’s test of faith involving his son Isaac. Abraham and Sara had waited all their lives for a promised child, and were blessed with Isaac at an age so advanced … Continue reading →

The Gift of the Lamb  Under the Old Testament Law, God’s people were responsible for their own sacrifice. The system was designed to accommodate those of various social classes so no one could say he was incapable of participating. Yet, … Continue reading →

Jesus’ role as Lamb of God is multi-faceted. We most readily connect it to the sacrificial system of the Old Testament where lamb sacrifices were made as sin offerings (Exodus 39:38-42) and in observance of Passover. In the first case … Continue reading →

The Lamb of God What would you be willing to give up for someone who didn’t deserve help? In his letter to the Romans the Apostle Paul wrote about those who are willing to die for someone whose life is … Continue reading →

The Light guides, reveals and empowers. He does so through scripture and the indwelling Holy Spirit. In this way, those who are in Christ are never really in total darkness, though their circumstances might suggest otherwise. The Light not only … Continue reading →

It is difficult to step in the direction of an unseen light. Perhaps you have roamed through a familiar building at night, moving slowing until you reach a light switch. You are confident of the availability of light, even before … Continue reading →