Ray Burns

I love Christ, my wife and four kids, the Oxford comma, and board games. Although saved at 18, it took 10 years for me to stop chasing idols and find true satisfaction in Christ. God's given me a passion for teaching and writing, and with that a deep burden to be my creator's instrument in giving His people a profound, unshakable relationship with their savior.

Day 25 – Sacrificed for Our Sin (25 Days of Christ in the Old Testament)

Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesNothing about what happened on the cross was fair. Jesus Christ presented Himself before the Father and pled guilty to every sin we’ve ever committed. God treated His own Son as the greatest criminal in the universe, pouring out his righteous judgment and punishing Christ for our wrongdoing. And at the end of it all,

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Day 24 – Rejection of Christ’s Teaching (25 Days of Christ in the Old Testament)

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes“If God would just reveal Himself to me, then I’d believe” is something many people may honestly believe. Even those of us who follow Christ fall into the trap of thinking that we’d have more faith if God would just be a bit more obvious to us. Yet we see throughout God’s word that people

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Day 22 – The Pierced Savior (25 Days of Christ in the Old Testament)

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Old Testament is continually pointing to the Messiah. Something that stands out to many people is how specific some things are, and how perfectly Jesus Christ fulfilled them. In the hundreds of years between the Prophets and the coming of Christ, many things in the world could have changed and made some prophecies impossible

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Day 21 – Forsaken By the Father (25 Days of Christ in the Old Testament)

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesThe events on the cross are mixed with rejoicing and sorrow. While it fills us with hope that our sin was paid for against God, we are heartbroken to see what Christ had to experience on our behalf. And the more we understand the depth of our sin and the perfection of Jesus Christ, the

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Day 20 – The Unbroken Lamb (25 Days of Christ in the Old Testament)

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesOf all the brutalities and humiliations Christ experienced on this Earth, at least He never broke a bone. This may seem like a random detail as we read about the final moments of His life, but it goes far beyond Him being fortunate. When we see the significance of broken bones in the Old Testament,

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Day 19 – The Names of the Messiah (25 Days of Christ in the Old Testament)

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesOur relationship with Christ is central to everything we do. What we think about Him will impact how we handle stress or tragedy, how we treat our spouse and children, and how we view ourselves. The Bible gives us a list of Christ’s titles, and each of them plays a major role in our walk

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Day 18 – Herod Tries to Kill Jesus (25 Days of Christ in the Old Testament)

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesHerod, the King of Judea, wasn’t willing to give up his rule to anyone. When he heard that the King of the Jews was born, he tried to ensure his position of power by having every child in the area of Bethlehem slaughtered by his soldiers. Although he was unsuccessful, it is still a horrible

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