When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 NIV [Preface comments: This narrative seems to be connected with the previous time Jesus spoke in John 7:39 when he told those…

Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 NASB1995 There is something about God’s kingdom coming that connects with His will being done, not just in heaven, but also on earth. In the context of personal prayer, it is easy to interpret this to mean, that in…

For even his own brothers did not believe in him. John 7:5 NIV Imagine those closest to Jesus — his mom, dad, and brothers. Although they initially did not choose to follow him like the disciples, they had a unique front-row seat to observe the ordinariness of Israel’s messiah. Jesus’ public ministry to Israel began…

Taken from a personal journal entry dated October 23, 2018 Then the LORD said to Aaron: “You shall have no inheritance in their land, nor shall you have any portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Israel. Numbers 18:20 NKJV What does it mean to have God as…

I often marvel at the ability of God to know and love the sheer number of people on earth. How can He love everyone when I can barely do it with the few in my life? He commanded Adam and Noah to be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth — with the intention of loving…

Jesus answered them, “Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?” Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him. John 6:70-71 NASB If all the dramatic lessons in John 6 weren’t enough — from the…