January 9 Throughout John 7, we see people arguing over Jesus’ identity. Is He the Messiah? Could He be the One? Besides the questions, people also expressed their opinions: “He’s a good man.” (v. 12) “No, on the contrary, he’s deceiving the people.” (v. 12) The Jewish leaders asked, “How is this man so learned,…
John 6 Did you know that the feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle that occurs in all four Gospels? Jesus feeds five thousand men with only five barley loaves and two fish, which at that time was a poor man’s meal. (Wheat bread was the food of the wealthy.) As the scene…
January 5, Part 2 Ordinarily, today would be a “free day” from our Bible reading and devotional, but I wanted to circle back and elaborate further on John 5. A friend asked me about a statement regarding the man Jesus encountered at the Pool of Bethesda. Yesterday, I said:“This man was disabled for thirty-eight years….
The schedule for our daily Bible readings can be found here. The schedule is based on five days on, then two days off. It will take about five minutes each day to read that day’s scheduled reading. The devotionals will take an additional five minutes to read. Depending on how quickly you read … and…
January 5 Jesus encounters a disabled man near the Temple in Northeastern Jerusalem. It seems there was a belief that the Pool of Bethesda would occasionally stir, and the first disabled person who was able to get into the pool would be healed of their illness. John gives us this information as a description, not…
January 4 We expect that Jesus would minister to God’s covenant people—the Jews. However, we rarely think about Jesus’ ministry outside of the Jewish household of faith. John 4 records Jesus’ outreach to both Samaritans and Gentiles, giving us an early glimpse of the Gospel’s universal reach and God’s ultimate plan. Jesus Ministers to a…
