Life's Inanities and Ironies

Every year during Holy Week , we walk slowly through the Passion narrative, and every year Luke 22 hits like a freight train. In just twenty-five verses we watch Satan enter one of the Twelve , we watch Jesus institute the Lord’s Supper , and we watch the disciples argue about who is the greatest—all at the same table, on the same night, just hours before the cross. That collision of darkness and light, of betrayal and redemption, of pride and servanthood is not just ancient history. It is a mirror held up to every Bible-believing church in 2025.  1. Satan Never Stopped Wearing a Church Name Tag    “Then Satan entered Judas , surnamed Iscariot , who was numbered among the twelve” (v. 3).   Judas had been baptized, chosen, sent out to preach and heal, and entrusted with the money bag. Yet the devil found a landing strip in his heart because he loved money more than the Master. Brethren, false professors have not gone extinct. They still carry Bibles, sing th...

As Christians, we stand firm on the unchanging truth of Scripture. Every verse is inspired by the Holy Spirit , pointing us to Christ and His redemptive work. Today, let's dive deep into Zechariah 9:9 —a prophecy that explodes with divine promise and finds its perfect fulfillment in Jesus Christ. "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion ! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem ! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." This isn't just ancient poetry; it's God's blueprint for the Messiah , written centuries before His birth, proving the Bible's supernatural accuracy. Imagine the scene: Israel, weary from captivity and foreign rule, hears this call to explosive joy. No subdued whispers here— Zechariah demands shouts of triumph! Why? Because their King is on the way. But He's not the kind the world expects. No chariot of gold or warhorse charging into battle. Ins...