07 AUGUST THE SCARLET CORD (1) “The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 12:13) The Passover...
06 AUGUST JOHN’S IDENTITY OF JESUS (7) “I am the true vine…”(John 15:1) Jesus told His disciples that He is the Vine, and God our Father is the Gardener. A gardener cares for his plants; he prunes the branches to make them more fruitful and cuts off unproductive branches. Grape...
05 AUGUST JOHN’S IDENTITY OF JESUS (6) “I am the way, the truth and the life…”(John 14:6) I imagine the picture that shows a very deep and wide gulf or valley between God on one side and man on the other. Man cannot ponder rightly how to cross over to...
04 AUGUST JOHN’S IDENTITY OF JESUS (5) “I am the resurrection and the life…”(John 11:25) The story is told of a man who had been born into a certain religious faith and had followed it for many years. This man became a Christian and was very passionate to see his...
03 AUGUST JOHN’S IDENTITY OF JESUS (4) “I am the good shepherd…”(John 10:11,14) Jesus is the Good Shepherd. This reminds me of David in the Bible: “But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and...
02 AUGUST JOHN’S IDENTITY OF JESUS (3) “I am the door…”(John 10:7) In Jesus’ time, the sheep pen did not have doors but the shepherd functioned as the door to let the sheep in and out, and protect them. Jesus is the Door, as the Son of God who paid...
01 AUGUST JOHN’S IDENTITY OF JESUS (2) “…I am the light of the world.”(John 8:12; 9:5) How would the Israelites have found their way in their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, especially during their night journeys, if the pillar of fire had not gone before them? (Exodus 13:21)....
30 JULY SIGNS OF JESUS DIVINITY (7) When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, “Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God...
31 JULY JOHN’S IDENTITY OF JESUS “I am the Bread of Life…” (John 6:35) In his book, titled God’s Psychiatry, Charles Allen tells this story: As World War II was drawing to a close, the Allied armies gathered up many hungry orphans. They were placed in camps where they were...
29 JULY BECAUSE HE LIVES “…Because I live, you also will live.” (John 14:19b) “In the late 1960s, while expecting their third child, the Gaithers (Bill and Gloria) were going through a rather traumatic time in their lives. Bill was recovering from a bout with mononucleosis. It was a period...