John

December 18, 2020 – Friday  John 20:30-31       NIV 30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not recorded in this book.  31 But these are written that you may believe* that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. * or continue to believe Comment Yesterday, Thursday, we looked at verses 24-29 where we discovered Jesus said those who believe and have not…

December 17, 2020 – Thursday  John 20:24-29       NIV 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus*), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.  25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” 26 A week later His disciples were in the house…

December 16, 2020 – Wednesday John 20:8       NIV 8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. Comment Simon Peter and the other disciple (John) heard from Mary Magdalene the tomb Jesus had been placed in was empty. They both ran to the tomb to see for themselves. John arrived first but did not go inside. When Peter arrived, he went right into the tomb. Once inside (v6-7), He saw the strips…

December 15, 2020 – Tuesday  John 19:35-37       NIV 35 The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.  36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken,”  37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.” Comment Okay, I set you up for the question, “What…

December 14, 2020 – Monday  John 17:20-21       NIV 20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in Me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as You are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in Us so that the world may believe that You have sent Me. Comment On Friday I wrote how in John 19 there are three prayers by Jesus prior…

December 11, 2020 – Friday  John 17:6-8       NIV 6 I have revealed Your Name to those whom You gave Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me and they have obeyed Your word.  7 Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You.  8 For I gave them the words You gave Me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me. Comment…

December 10, 2020 – Thursday  John 16:29-32       NIV 29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now You are speaking clearly and without figures of speech.  30 Now we can see that You know all things and that You do not even need to have anyone ask You questions. This makes us believe that You came from God.” 31 “Do you now believe?” Jesus replied.  32 “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You…

December 09, 2020 – Wednesday  John 16:25-27       NIV 25 Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about My Father.  26 In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.  27 No, the Father Himself loves you because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God. Comment I…

December 08, 2020 – Tuesday  John 16:7-11       NIV 7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.  8 When He comes, He will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not believe in Me;  10 about righteousness, because I am going…

December 07, 2020 – Monday  John 14:22-24       NIV 22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do You intend to show Yourself to us and not to the world?” 23 Jesus replied, Anyone who loves me will obey My teaching. My Father will love them, and We will come to them and make our home with them.  24 Anyone who does not love Me will not obey My teaching. These words you hear are not My own; they…

December 04, 2020 – Friday  John 14:12-14       NIV 12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.  13 And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  14 You may ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it. Comment Yesterday we looked…

December 03, 2020 – Thursday John 14:9-11       NIV 9 Don’t you know Me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?  10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in Me? The words I say to you I do not speak on My own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in Me, who is…