I'm noticing a trend here. Jesus feeds a crowd of 5000 people with a few loaves. He states: "I am the bread of life." He boldly declares, "I am the light of the world." He proceeds to give sight to a man born blind. In this chapter, Jesus proclaims, "I am the resurrection and the life," and then raises His friend Lazarus from the grave.
Monday, January 16, 2017
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Psalm 3: When the Odds Are Against You
Psalm 3 is short but sweet. David, on the run for his life after a coup staged by his son Absalom, is calling out to God for deliverance. David senses that he is outnumbered - "many" are against him, "many" are writing him off as hopeless. Even "ten thousands" have set themselves against him.
Yet David maintains his faith in the Lord. He calls upon God for deliverance, and he even sleeps secure, knowing that he is in God's hands (3:5). When the odds are against you, may you experience David's peaceful assurance that God has neither forgotten nor forsaken you!
Yet David maintains his faith in the Lord. He calls upon God for deliverance, and he even sleeps secure, knowing that he is in God's hands (3:5). When the odds are against you, may you experience David's peaceful assurance that God has neither forgotten nor forsaken you!
Friday, January 13, 2017
John 10: The Lord Is My (Good) Shepherd
Did you catch all that sheep talk in this chapter? There are several places in the Bible where the people of God are reckoned as sheep (Psalm 23, Psalm 100:3, Matthew 25:31-46). I don't know how you feel about the favorability of that comparison, but it seems apt to me!
Thursday, January 12, 2017
John 9: Was Blind, But Now I See
Some people just can't help but be critical. Give them a free trip to Disney World, and they'll complain about the humidity in Orlando. Take them out for dinner, and they'll get upset about having to wait for a table. In this chapter, Jesus performs the unheard-of miracle of giving sight to a man born blind, and the Pharisees get all constipated because He did so on the Sabbath.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
John 7: Comings And Goings
Maybe this is just the way my goofy mind works, but I see this as a chapter full of comings and goings.
Monday, January 9, 2017
John 6: Bread Of Life
When Jesus says "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you," is He talking about Communion?
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