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To understand why this moment is so significant you have to understand what that curtain actually was.

In the Jewish temple there was a thick curtain that separated the outer courts from the innermost room called the Holy of Holies. This was the place where God's presence dwelled. It was so sacred that only one priest could enter it and only once a year on the Day of Atonement. And even then he had to go through an elaborate process of purification before stepping inside. Historians note that this curtain was estimated to be around 60 feet tall and several inches thick. It was not something that tore easily.

And the moment Jesus breathed His last breath it split from top to bottom.

Scholars specifically point out the direction of the tear. Top to bottom. Not bottom to top. No human hands started it. God tore it from His side. It was His declaration that the barrier between Himself and humanity was finished. The system that kept ordinary people at a distance from His presence was over.

You no longer need a priest to approach God for you. You no longer have to go through rituals and ceremonies to get access to Him. Because of what Jesus did on that cross you can walk directly into the presence of God any moment of any day.

That is not a small thing. For thousands of years people could not do what you can do right now. Simply close your eyes and talk to Him.

Do not take that access for granted.
The curtain is gone. Walk in.

📖 Matthew 27:51
"At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom."

Amen!🙏✝️🛐🕊️

Every bill you paid, every meal on your table… that was God providing.

Sometimes it just looks like a receipt. A bill paid. A balance cleared.

But faith sees more.

That payment happened because God provided the strength to work and the wisdom to manage.

Pause and recognize it. That wasn’t just you. That was God providing.

From January to March, He never missed.
Every need met. Every bill handled.

“And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 4:19

So as March ends, say thank You, Lord.
And as April begins, trust Him again.

Every bill paid this month is proof that God provided… and He will do it again this April. 🙇🏻🤍

In frame: quiet peace in Japan

The One who rose from the dead claimed all authority and then sent His people to the nations. That is what stands at the center of Matthew 28:16–20.

After the resurrection, the eleven disciples
went to Galilee, to the mountain
where Jesus had directed them.

When they saw Him, Matthew says
they worshiped Him, but some doubted.
That small detail matters.

Even in this final scene, the disciples
are not presented as flawless men
who have fully mastered everything.
They are worshiping, yet still struggling.

And it is to these very disciples
that Jesus speaks His great commission.

That matters because it shows
that resurrection did not only bring
comfort to frightened followers.

It also brought a call.

Jesus did not rise merely to assure
the disciples that death had been defeated,
though that is certainly true.

He rose and then gathered His people
in order to send them.

The risen Christ did not leave His church
with only a memory to treasure.
He gave them a mission to carry.

The setting in Galilee is also important.

Earlier in Matthew’s Gospel, Galilee had been
the place where much of Jesus’ ministry unfolded.
It was the region where the disciples
had first followed Him, where crowds
had heard Him teach, and where
His kingdom had already
begun to be made known.

Now, after the cross and resurrection,
they are brought there again.

It is as if the story is moving forward,
not ending in silence.

The mountain setting also fits Matthew well.
In this Gospel, mountains often become
places where important revelation is given.
Here, on this mountain, the risen Jesus speaks
not only as teacher, but as King.

His first words make that clear,
“All authority in heaven and on
earth has been given to me.”

This is not a small statement.

Jesus is not simply claiming
influence or moral leadership.

He is declaring universal authority.

The One who was crucified and raised
is now revealed as the reigning Son.
His resurrection is not only a return to life.
It is the public vindication of His person and work.

He is the risen King, and His authority
reaches as far as heaven and earth.

That is why the next command
follows so naturally, “Go therefore
and make disciples of all nations.”

Mission rises out of His authority.

The disciples are sent because Jesus reigns.
The church does not go into the world
as a group of people trying
to make Christ important.

The church goes because Christ already is Lord.

The task is not to invent His authority,
but to announce it and call people to follow Him.

What Jesus commands is also worth noticing.
He does not say merely to gather
crowds or spread information.
He says to make disciples.

That includes baptizing them
in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them to observe
all that He commanded.

In other words, the mission is not shallow.
It is not only about decisions, but about
lives brought under the rule of Christ.

It is about people being joined
to the triune God and formed
into obedient followers of Jesus.

But the passage does not end with command alone.

It ends with promise,
“And behold, I am with you always,
to the end of the age.”

That final word is as important
as the commission itself.

Jesus sends His disciples,
but He does not send them
away from His presence.

The risen King remains with His people.
The mission is large, the nations are many,
and the disciples themselves are weak,
but the presence of Christ will not fail them.

That may be one of the most
comforting parts of the passage.

The Great Commission is not a burden
placed on abandoned servants.
It is a calling given by the risen Lord
who stays with His church.

His authority grounds the mission,
and His presence sustains it.

So this appearance in Galilee shows us
something vital, resurrection leads to mission.

Jesus rose not only to comfort
His disciples in their fear,
but to commission them
for the world.

The empty tomb leads to the nations.
The risen Christ gathers worshipers,
and then He sends them.

And perhaps that is a needed reminder for the church. We are not only people who look back at the resurrection with gratitude. We are people sent forward by the risen King. Yet even as we go, we do not go alone, because the One who has all authority is also the One who promised to remain with His people to the end.

WHEN HEAVEN OPENED AS STONES FELL

📖 Acts 7:59–60
“And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”

In the streets of Jerusalem, anger roared like a storm. The religious leaders could not endure the truth any longer. Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, had boldly proclaimed Jesus Christ as the Righteous One. His words pierced their hearts — but instead of repentance, they chose rage.

They dragged him outside the city. Stones were lifted into the air. Dust rose from the ground. And then the first stone struck.

But Stephen did not scream curses. He did not beg for mercy from men. The Bible tells us that as they stoned him, he was calling upon God. His eyes were not fixed on his attackers — they were fixed on heaven. Scripture says earlier in the chapter that he saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of the Father. Heaven was not silent. Heaven was open.

As the stones continued to fall, Stephen fell to his knees — not in defeat, but in surrender. With his final breath he prayed the most Christ-like prayer ever spoken by a dying man:

“Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.”

In his last moments, he reflected the very heart of Jesus on the cross. Forgiveness in the face of violence. Love in the middle of hatred. Faith in the shadow of death.

And then the Bible says something powerful: “He fell asleep.”
Not defeated. Not destroyed. But asleep — because for the believer, death is not the end. It is the doorway to glory.

Stephen became the first Christian martyr. And standing nearby was a young man named Saul, who approved of his death — a man who would later become Paul the Apostle and carry the Gospel to the nations. What looked like tragedy was the spark of revival. The blood of a faithful witness became the seed of the Church.

This story reminds us: the world may throw stones, but heaven stands. Faith may be tested, but it cannot be crushed. When you stand for Christ, you never stand alone.

El-ROI THE GOD WHO FINDS YOU AFTER EVERYONE ELSE LETS YOU GO

Nobody prepares you for the moment you realize you are no longer wanted.

One day Hagar was inside Abraham’s household. The next day she was walking into the wilderness with a child on her hip, a small piece of bread in her hand, and a skin of water that wouldn’t last long. No conversation. No comfort. No explanation. Just distance between her and the place she once lived.

Genesis 21 does not soften this moment.

It tells the story plainly. Abraham rose early, placed bread and water on her shoulder, and sent her away. Just like that, the woman who once carried a promise in her womb became a stranger in the desert.

From Hagar’s perspective, this wasn’t correction.
It felt like rejection.

She didn’t plan this life. She didn’t ask to become part of Abraham and Sarah’s story. She didn’t volunteer to carry another woman’s miracle. She was drawn into the situation, used as a solution, and once the tension in the house grew too heavy, she was removed from the house entirely.

That kind of pain cuts deep.

Because the hardest wounds are not always caused by enemies. Sometimes they come from people who once called you family.

Hagar walked into the desert of Beersheba with something even heavier than thirst. She carried confusion. She had no knowledge of the conversations God had already had with Abraham. She did not know that God had promised Ishmael would become a great nation. She stepped into the wilderness without context.

All she knew was that she had been sent away.

And many deserts begin exactly like that.

Not because you sinned.
Not because you rebelled.
But because circumstances changed and suddenly you were no longer needed.

The desert exposes what the heart is trying to survive. The silence becomes louder than the voices that once surrounded you. Strength fades quickly when you are walking alone.

Eventually Hagar’s water ran out.

Scripture says she placed her son under a bush and walked a distance away because she could not bear to watch him die. Imagine the weight of that moment. A mother stepping away from her child, not out of neglect, but because grief had reached its breaking point.

She sat down and wept.

This is not poetic sadness. This is the collapse of hope.

And yet heaven was not silent.

Genesis 21:17 says that God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of the Lord called to Hagar from heaven. The message was simple but powerful.

“Fear not.”

God did not begin by explaining Abraham’s decision.
He did not correct Hagar’s perspective.
He revealed His presence.

“Fear not… for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.”

Then something remarkable happened.

God opened Hagar’s eyes and she saw a well of water.

The provision was already there. The desert had not changed. The circumstances were still difficult. But what she could not see in her despair, God revealed in His mercy.

And suddenly the place of death became the place of survival.

Years earlier, in another moment of desperation, Hagar had encountered God and called Him El-Roi, the God who sees me Genesis 16:13.

Not the God who sees the powerful. Not the God who only watches kings and prophets.

The God who sees the forgotten.

Hagar is the only person in Scripture who gives God that name. Think about that. The woman who was pushed out of the household became the one who revealed a new understanding of God’s character.

The world may discard people.
God does not.

He sees the servant walking into the desert.
He hears the cry no one else notices.
He provides in places that look empty.

Sometimes God allows the water you carried to run out so you can discover the well you didn’t know was there. Sometimes the door that closed was not rejection, but redirection. Sometimes the desert is not abandonment, but an appointment with the God who meets you personally.

So let this truth settle in your heart.

If people have walked away from you, God has not.

If your season changed and others forgot your value, heaven still remembers your name.
If you feel discarded, unseen, or overlooked, the same God who found Hagar still searches deserts.

El-Roi has not lost your location.

He sees you. He hears you. And just like He did for Hagar, He will open your eyes to the well that will sustain you.🫰🏼🩷

...✝️🍂🪔🦋✨🤎
𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 🐾💎

Sometimes the pain feels unbearable.
Sometimes the trials seem endless.
Sometimes you ask God, “Why is this happening to me?”
But remember the story of Job.
Job lost his wealth, his children, his health, and everything he had.
He sat in pain, covered with wounds, surrounded by sorrow and silence.
Many people misunderstood him.
Some even told him to give up.
Yet in the middle of his suffering, Job did not abandon God.
He cried.
He questioned.
He suffered deeply.
But he still held on to his faith.
And in the end, God restored everything that Job had lost and blessed him even more than before.
Your suffering today is not the end of your story.
Your tears are not wasted.
Your pain will not last forever.
God sees every tear you cry.
God hears every prayer you whisper.
God knows every battle you fight in silence.
Just like Job, you may go through a season of suffering…
but God is still writing your restoration.
So do not lose faith.
Do not give up.
Do not stop trusting God.
Because the same God who allowed the test
is the same God who will bring the victory.
Your pain is temporary.
God’s faithfulness is eternal. ✝️🙏

Why was Jesus whipped 39 times?

Many people know Jesus was beaten before the crucifixion.

But very few understand the historical and biblical meaning behind the lashes He endured.

Before Jesus was taken to the cross, He was scourged by Roman soldiers.

Matthew 27:26 says:

“Then he released Barabbas to them; but after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.”

This was not a simple whipping.

Roman scourging was one of the most brutal punishments in the ancient world.

The whip used was called a flagrum.

It had multiple leather straps with pieces of bone, metal, or glass tied to the ends. Every strike would dig into the flesh and rip it away as the whip was pulled back.

Historians describe victims often being beaten so severely that muscle, tendons, and even bone were exposed.

Many people actually died from the scourging alone.

But here is the detail that carries deeper meaning.

In Jewish law, punishment by whipping was limited.

Deuteronomy 25:3 states that a man could receive no more than forty lashes.

But Jewish tradition set the limit at thirty-nine to ensure the law was never accidentally broken.

So the standard punishment became “forty minus one.”

This is why the Apostle Paul later writes in 2 Corinthians 11:24:

“Five times I received from the Jews thirty-nine lashes.”

Thirty-nine lashes had become the maximum legal beating under Jewish law.

Now here is where the prophetic weight comes in.

Isaiah 53:5 says:

“He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him,
and by His stripes we are healed.”

The Hebrew word used for stripes is חַבּוּרָה (chaburah).

It means a wound, bruise, or stripe caused by a blow.

Isaiah was prophesying centuries earlier that the suffering of the Messiah would bring healing.

Jesus did not just carry our sin on the cross.

He carried our suffering in His body.

The lashes tore His back apart.

But through those wounds came restoration.

This is why Peter later echoes the prophecy in 1 Peter 2:24:

“He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed.”

Now think about the deeper picture.

Jesus endured thirty-nine lashes, the maximum punishment under the law.

He took the full measure of what the law demanded.

So that those who believe in Him would no longer live under condemnation.

Romans 8:1 says:

“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

He took the stripes.

He took the punishment.

He took the judgment.

And He did it willingly.

Every lash was a reminder of the cost of sin.

But every lash was also a declaration of God’s love.

Because the One who was innocent stood in the place of the guilty.

The stripes that tore His flesh…

Opened the door for our healing.

That is the price Jesus paid before He ever even reached the cross.

The moment the weather is like this,what comes to your mind?