Robert Simon

The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one - John 17:22 Jesus says these words as part of His "high priestly prayer" in John 17. Only moments before Judas arrives to betray Him, He is speaking intimately with the Father about His disciples and the future of the Church. It can be easy to skim past these words in verse 22, but if we pause to meditate on them, I believe there is luscious, revelatory fruit just waiting to be plucked. Jesus is...

So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. - Luke 14:33 Jesus says some pretty radical things in the Gospels. From "unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you have no life in you" (John 6), to "unless you hate your parents, spouse, children, and your own life you cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14). Why does He use such strong and provocative language? It wasn't simply to offend people, and it certainly wasn't arbitrary. It was for a very...

For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him - 2 Chronicles 16:9 There is nothing that the grace of God cannot accomplish. He is not stingy in giving out His grace but is - literally - dying to bestow it in abundance upon all. However, He will not give us things we are not ready for. He will not bless us if that blessing will cause us harm. Jesus has revealed God to be a good Father. This was a...