In today’s Bible reading, Jesus’ friends sent word that his friend Lazarus had died. Jesus knows that He will raise his friend from the dead. And yet, when He approached His friend’s grave, Jesus wept. (John 11:35) Actually, I’m not sure that “Jesus wept” is the best wording. The CSB Study Bible notes that a…
In today’s Bible reading, John tells us about Jesus’ encounter with a man who was born blind. The Jewish leaders asked Jesus about the source of his blindness. Was it his sin or his parents’ sin? Evidently, these First Century Jewish leaders believed there was a connection between sin and physical ailments. They were partially…
In today’s Bible reading from Matthew 17, we come across a passage that is easy to misunderstand concerning “faith like a mustard seed”. Admittedly, I only came to see a nuance of this a couple of years ago. I was in our Adult Bible Study class at church, and a friend brought up this issue…
Today’s Bible reading, includes Peter’s familiar confession of Jesus’ divinity (“You are the Christ”) and Jesus’ statement, “You are Peter and on this rock, I will build my church.” Jesus and His Disciples entered Caesarea Philippi, He asked them who people thought He was. They replied that some people thought He was John the Baptizer,…
Jesus tells us in today’s Bible reading* that what you say and do reveals your heart. The Bible tells us that all of us have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory. Our sin brings about death and separation from God. (Romans 3:23, 6:23; Ephesians 2:1-3) Jesus tells us here that our problem isn’t our…
Today’s Bible reading* includes the story of when Peter tried to walk on water, but began to sink because his faith was weak. It’s interesting that three of the four Gospels record Jesus walking on water, but only Matthew records Peter attempting it. (Matthew 14:28–32) What’s particularly interesting is that tradition tells us that Mark…
