Read: John 20:30–31 and John 2:1–11 The Fullness of Jesus Every sign that we read and interpret points out a greater reality or some danger. Arrow signs point out which direction the sharp turn takes so drivers avoid going over an embankment. A rest area sign points to the place where you can stop, take…
The opportunity to start driving is one of the milestones of the teenage years. I remember well the day I could get the first stage of my license. Depending on where you live, you would call it your permit or your beginners. I pored over the little book that prepared me for the first written test. That little book contained every road sign imaginable. Road signs are vital to driving. They point you in the right direction and prevent you from getting lost. They prevent chaos and disorder on the roads. Road signs mean life or death … This truth about road signs is no less true for spiritual life.
The Question: “Why are the accounts of the Anointing at Bethany so different?” The Short Answer: The accounts of the anointing at Bethany are not that different at all. If you mean to add the anointing that happened in Galilee to this, then yes, they are quite different. But that’s a different anointing then…
LESSON 9: What Does It Mean To Be Reformed? BIBLE READING: John 3:1-21 (Click here for printable version) The Free Reformed Churches want to be reformed in their doctrine and practice; that is, to be confessionally balanced and Scripturally sound. This is what we considered in the previous chapters. It may be useful to…
February 17 A Young Boy “There is a lad here, who has five barley loaves.” —John 6:9 Read John 6:1-15 The boy mentioned in our text was nameless, but he was with the multitude that followed the Lord Jesus. Maybe he went along out of curiosity as many of the people did (v. 2) or…
January 27 She Saw Jesus “Come, see a man.” —John 4:29 Read John 4:16-30 In our last meditation we saw how the Lord purposefully sought out the Samaritan woman. He left the Pharisees knowing that a sinner must be saved in Samaria. While speaking to her, He ex-posed her to her sins: “Thou hast had…
January 26 Preparing for a Wonderful Message “And He must needs go through Samaria.” John 4:4 Read John 4 The Lord Jesus had left Judea and had gone back to Galilee because the Pharisees wanted nothing to do with Him. As the Lord traveled to Galilee, we read these striking words in verse 4: “He…
January 25 Opposing the Lord Jesus “When therefore the Lord knew.” —John 4:1 Read John 4:1-4 The Lord Jesus left Judea and went to Galilee. He left the place where the temple stood, where the Pharisees and Sadducees ruled over the people. These leaders who instructed the Israelites out of the law and the prophets,…
January 23 The One Who Comes to Me “And him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” —John 6:37 Read John 6:37-59 Do you realize the magnitude of what the Lord says in this text? Anyone that comes to Him, He will not cast away. What a profound message this is…
January 22 Thirst “If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.” —John 7:37 Read John 7:37-53 The Lord Jesus stands in the middle of the temple square, the bastion of Israelite spiritual life. Around Him are many people, including priests, scribes, and Pharisees. Many sacrifices have been brought as the Feast of…