As I meditated upon how the chief Pilate said, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.” But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed. Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done. He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will” (Luke 23:20b–25, ESV), I recalled how the chief Pilatefound no serious charges were made against Jesus yet he gave the order for Jesus to be flogged before releasing Him again (Luke 23:13–16, ESV); however, the crowd demanded for Jesus to be crucified and releases Barnabas to them, as I pondered upon my Lenten weekend’s reading.
Truly, “Everyone views the Lord as a person, and anyone who views His humanity as on par with the humanity of any other person is incapable then of thinking of His Divinity, no matter how often this is called the Son of God, born from eternity, coequal with the Divinity of the Father. When he is told this or hears it read, it penetrates his hearing, indeed, but not at the same time his belief, since he thinks of the Lord as being a material person like any other man, retaining the same properties of the flesh. And because he then sets the Lord’s Divinity aside and pays it no attention, he is therefore in the same state as he would be if he denied it; for he denies that the Lord’s humanity is the Son of God, even as the Jews did also, for which reason they crucified Him” (Apocalypse Revealed 504) as highlighted inside New Church’s Reading.
I thank Jesus that I can rest in His victory of the cross as I go through battles in life – committing my spirit to God to see me through the day, just as Jesus cried out and said, “Father, into your hands, I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46, NIV); and how Alice Meynell said, “all alone, alone, alone; He rose again behind the stone” knowing that my salvation is fully assured in Christ alone. (pondered upon Every Day with Jesus devotional text – 22nd Mar 2024)
Today, I am glad to be worshipping the crucified Christ who paid the price of my sins and that He redeemed me by His blood, acknowledging Jesus as my Saviour and Messiah – knowing that He is both God and Human in divine form and that He sets me free from sin (John 8:31, ESV).
Who is Jesus as God to you in Human Form today?
Prayer Response to this featured article:
Jesus, we worship you as our Messanic King in our lives today;
(Written by Jeremy Koh, 29th Mar 2024 – Good Friday)
Truly, “Everyone views the Lord as a person, and anyone who views His humanity as on par with the humanity of any other person is incapable then of thinking of His Divinity, no matter how often this is called the Son of God, born from eternity, coequal with the Divinity of the Father. When he is told this or hears it read, it penetrates his hearing, indeed, but not at the same time his belief, since he thinks of the Lord as being a material person like any other man, retaining the same properties of the flesh. And because he then sets the Lord’s Divinity aside and pays it no attention, he is therefore in the same state as he would be if he denied it; for he denies that the Lord’s humanity is the Son of God, even as the Jews did also, for which reason they crucified Him” (Apocalypse Revealed 504) as highlighted inside New Church’s Reading.
I thank Jesus that I can rest in His victory of the cross as I go through battles in life – committing my spirit to God to see me through the day, just as Jesus cried out and said, “Father, into your hands, I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46, NIV); and how Alice Meynell said, “all alone, alone, alone; He rose again behind the stone” knowing that my salvation is fully assured in Christ alone. (pondered upon Every Day with Jesus devotional text – 22nd Mar 2024)
Today, I am glad to be worshipping the crucified Christ who paid the price of my sins and that He redeemed me by His blood, acknowledging Jesus as my Saviour and Messiah – knowing that He is both God and Human in divine form and that He sets me free from sin (John 8:31, ESV).
Who is Jesus as God to you in Human Form today?
Prayer Response to this featured article:
Jesus, we worship you as our Messanic King in our lives today;
Profile Background:
Jeremy Koh is a graduate with a disability from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (formerly the Spastic Children Association, 1987–1997). He holds certifications in Microsoft Office Skills and completed the HR Administrator program (CHRA) through the Human Capital Singapore–SGEnable Collaboration of Partnership (HCS HR PowerBank, 7th Dec 2021–3rd June 2022). Over the years, Jeremy has taken on various roles, including Project Assistant/Email Marketing Consultant, Connector at ServeHope Pte Ltd, and a member of the GrowthBeans Team at Savior–Asia Consulting Pte Ltd. He also worked as a KeyGuard Specialist at (these)abilites Pte Ltd, overseeing all KeyGuard operations at World United College South East Asia (Tampines Branch) for 10 months. Additionally, Jeremy served as an Executive Assistant at Vision Strategy Storytelling for three months (Aug–Oct 2017). He founded the Project Stories for LIFE initiative (currently suspended), which is affiliated with Youth Corps Singapore, and has previously been involved with the Special Needs Cluster. As a disability advocate, Jeremy continues to actively represent the disabled community in public.
