Tag Archive | "Jesus"
Devotional,OTJ
One of the most important passages of the book of Deuteronomy is in chapter 18:15-22. It creates for the nation an office that will carry forth the Word given to Moses. While the Levites and Priests were charged with carrying out the law…there is also to be an expectation that God will continue to speak [...]
Devotional,NJ
Jesus is so awesome. Every time I read the passage about Jesus on the beach having breakfast ready for the disciples, I have to stop and think about how cool that would have been. After working in the early hours of the morning, catching nothing, Jesus shows up and reveals his divine ability to them. [...]
Devotional,NJ
If there were ever words of prophetic irony, those spoken by Caiaphas are the definitive ones. 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and [...]
Devotional,New Testament
Purpose The author explicitly states his purpose near the end of his book (20:30–31). He wrote his Gospel to provide an account of Jesus’ life and the signs he performed so that people will believe in him and experience eternal life. Because the verb “believe” may be translated “continue to believe,” his purpose no doubt [...]
Devotional,OTJ
Reading these three passages together, there is only one thing to talk about, temptation to sin! when i began to read the Exodus reading, I thought how cool to write about Oholiab and Bezalel, guys that God created with great gifts of craftsmanship, guys who’s skills had probably been honed in slavery and oppression. But [...]
Devotional,NJ
Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial (Mark 14) 26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised up, [...]
Devotional,NJ
In case you haven’t seen it by now, Jesus has spent a great deal of time telling people not to tell anyone about himself. After one of the greatest experiences a person could have, seeing Jesus in his glory accompanied by Moses and Elijah, Jesus tells the three NOT to say anything. How could they [...]
Devotional,NJ
Sometimes what strikes me about the reading is the context of one passage in relation to another. On this reading in Matthew 14, verse 13 caught my eye: When Jesus heard what had happened (to John the Baptist), he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on [...]