The Good, Bad, and Ugly

In the morning, Jacob realized he had been deceived and betrayed. He was enraged! Rachel was devastated! Jacob, the deceiver, was himself deceived and betrayed. Laban got what he wanted, but he had to use deception, betrayal, and trickery to do so.

Silence in Heaven

And then Jesus, the lion from the tribe of Judah, stepped forward, reached out His nail-scarred hand and took the scroll.  A thunderous chorus erupted from thousands upon thousands of angels, the four living creatures, and the 24 elders saying,  “Worthy, worthy is the Lamb of God who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength, honor and glory and blessing.”

Ask Him

“May I pet him?”  “Yes. of course,” the man replied.  Sally stooped down roughing the little dog behind his ears.  “What’s his name?” she asked.  “Askhim,” he answered.  Sally stopped playing with the dog.  “What is his name?” she asked, not sure if she heard correctly.