January 3 John 3 is probably one of the most familiar chapters in the Bible. A big reason for this is that John 3:16 is the most familiar verse in the Bible. Unfortunately, most Bible translations don’t render this verse as accurately as they could for today’s readers. This leads to misunderstanding and misapplication of…
January 2 John 2 records Jesus’ first miracle: He turned water into wine and not just cheap wine, but fine wine. This was good wine—not grape juice, but fermented, alcoholic wine and lots of it! (120 to 600 gallons, according to John 2:6) “Why would Jesus do such a thing?” someone might ask. Look at…
January 1 John begins his Gospel, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” John 1:1 (CSB) Right out of the gate, John recalls the first chapter of Genesis, which states, “In the beginning God created the heavens and…
Join me in reading through the New Testament in 2026. I posted information yesterday and last Tuesday about the 2026 Plan. If you’re an average reader, you can read the entire New Testament by spending about five minutes a day for five days a week. For another couple of minutes, you can read my devotionals…
We will turn our calendars to 2026 in just two days! But didn’t we flip our calendars to 2025 just last week? In this day and time, we find it easy to kick back and “rest on our laurels.” But the Bible urges us to be purposeful with our time. (Ephesians 5:16; Proverbs 19:16; Proverbs…
We finish our reading through the New Testament with today’s Bible reading. John describes Heaven as the Garden of Eden revisited with only the Tree of Life—not the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. What was lost in the Garden of Eden has been remade in the new, beautiful city of Heaven. As Adam…
