God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
"I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He.’ John 13:19 (NIV) Jesus tells us many things. Do we hear Him? Are we listening? Do we set out each and every day to discover more of what He would have us know? Are... Continue Reading →
‘Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.’ John 13:17 (NIV) Jesus has just shown us how even the Prince of all God´s creation humbles Himself out of love for others. He teaches that no servant is greater than their Master. He says that no messenger that carries the... Continue Reading →
When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them. John 13:12 (NIV) Jesus performs a ritual cleansing on His Disciples. He humbles Himself. He does the unexpected. He, the Master, takes on the task of... Continue Reading →
Jesus answered, "A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you." John 13:10 (NIV) Finally Peter realizes that to have part with Jesus, he needs to let Jesus clean him. So he blurts out that Jesus... Continue Reading →
"No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me." John 13:8 (NIV) Have we just stumbled upon one of the great truths of Scripture? If we have only started following the Lord or if we have been part of the body of believers... Continue Reading →
Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand." John 13:7 (NIV) Jesus gets up from the table. He wraps a towel around Him and prepares to wash His Disciple´s feet. Here He is, the Master! This is the Teacher! This is our Lord! He is our Saviour! ... Continue Reading →
Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; John 13:3 (NIV) We make religion into an intricate maze that takes much study just to play the game. But was that the design of God? In one short text, can... Continue Reading →
The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. John 13:2 (NIV) We could be tempted to overlook the evil that is at work in our world and in our lives. As Christians we tend to look to more positive thoughts. We love to... Continue Reading →
It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. John 13:1 (NIV) Our author of the Gospel of John is... Continue Reading →
‘For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it.’ John 12:49 (NIV) Far above and beyond the loftiest thoughts of man, lie the wonders and the work of God. Since the dawn of creation, God in Heaven has not... Continue Reading →
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