God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. John 7:39 (NIV) By now surely we have all had time to consider how much importance we should place upon what the... Continue Reading →
‘Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." John 7:38 (NIV) Who has ever spent some time out on the waters? Those who have braved the seas or challenged a river will be able to testify to the strength and the power that water holds. ... Continue Reading →
Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, "Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own, but he who sent me is true. You do not know him, but I know him because I am from him and he sent me." John 7:28-29... Continue Reading →
‘Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment." John 7:24 (NIV) Jesus tries to show those who are confronting Him not to look as the world looks. He is trying to show them by examples that they get all worked up over following their accepted practices. They have rules and think everyone should... Continue Reading →
‘Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?" John 7:19 (NIV) Jesus is receiving opposition. People are undermining His authority to teach and heal. Jesus is forced to explain His actions. While doing this He uses the moment to expose those... Continue Reading →
If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. John 7:17 (NIV) Jesus says that those who truly choose to do God´s will are the ones who will find out about Him and where His teachings are coming from. To... Continue Reading →
The Jews were amazed and asked, "How did this man get such learning without having studied?" Jesus answered, "My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent me. John 7:15-16 (NIV) They are wondering where He is. Jesus finally shows up on the scene halfway through the celebration. He starts teaching. Does... Continue Reading →
Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God." John 6:68-69 (NIV) People have tried. They made an effort to leave their old routines and become followers of Jesus. They left their old lives behind... Continue Reading →
From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. "You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve. John 6:66-67 (NIV) After Jesus teaches on some more difficult subjects to grasp, many people turned away. They stopped following Jesus. It was too much for them to... Continue Reading →
‘The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.’ John 6:63 (NIV) Is it possible that there lives within each of us a flame? Was there a spark set off somehow which brought the individual into being? Could this mysterious life which... Continue Reading →
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