Daily Devotional from John 12--Verse 24Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.The principles of the Kingdom are often counterintuitive—You want to live? Then you must die.You want to win? The you must lose.You want to receive? You must give.You want to rise? You must sink.You want to be great? Be small.You want to be first? Be l...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 11--In this passage we see the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Lazarus’ sisters each came to Jesus saying if He had only been there, their brother would not have died. They did not know what was to come.Jesus responded to each of the sisters in their sorrow, was deeply moved and wept with them. In his love, he did what they had originally hoped, and their b...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 10--Verses 2-4But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.I love that we have God’s word written for us and kept through history. But it is...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 9--Verse 25[The man born blind] answered, “Whether or not [Jesus is] a sinner, I don’t know. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see!”Another way to express this man’s words is “I was one way, and now I’m different.” If you know Jesus, you understand this deeply. This man’s encounter with Jesus changed his life. For his entire life, he was told that either hi...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 8--Verse 58Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”Jesus claimed to be God. “I am” was the name God told Moses to use when referring to Him.The Jews knew what Jesus was claiming and tried to stone Him for blasphemy.Some people think of Jesus as a great moral teacher.C S Lewis said, “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things...  Read More

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Daily Devotional from John 6—Verse 26Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.”The people in the crowd were desperately chasing after Jesus, but it was because of what He did, and not who He is. All of His metaphors they took literally and thus turned away from Him quickly—after crossing the sea to ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 5—Verse 24Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.There is this judgment that all of us deserve: it’s death. A criminal's death, since we are all sinners. But by simply believing God, in believing Jesus is the Son of God and that He is God, we no lon...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 4--Verse 35b…Listen to what I’m telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, because they are ready for harvest.Jesus was preparing his disciples for what was coming. John the Baptist had been working to prepare the hearts of the people to recognize Jesus as the messiah. And Jesus just openly admitted his identity to the woman at the well and the people of Samaria...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 3--Verses 16-17For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.The heavens declare the glory of God (Psalm 19:1), but it is through the Bible that God reveals His love for all...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 2--Verses 24-25Jesus did not entrust himself to them…for he knew what was in man. People love you when times are good, but they seem to duck out when times get tough. People can be flighty and undependable. People change their minds and switch loyalties. They bounce from one thing to another. And this can be said of us all. And, as we can see in this passage today, Jesus...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 1—Verse 48Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”Now, we don’t know what was going on with Nathanael when he was under the fig tree. Maybe he was crying out to God, maybe he was worshipping, and maybe he was angry—we will never know. But what stands out to us, and what stood...  Read More