This will be the final devotional until 4 January, although I hope to post some of my Christmas sermon recordings over the next couple of weeks. Thank you for reading these devotionals. May you know the Lord’s blessing this Christmas. John 1:29 Over the last two days, we have looked at how we can truly … More Christmas devotional – John 1v29 – The Lamb of God
John 1:18 part 2 Jesus reveals God to us. Through Him we know God. We don’t just know about Him, but we know Him – personally. Jesus reveals God fully to us because He is God. This is what the rest of verse 18 (that we started looking at yesterday) shows us. Jesus is the “One … More Advent Devotional for 24 December 2020 – John 1v18 part 2 – He has made God known
John 1:18 “No-one has ever seen God…” Wait a minute, John, what about Moses or Isaiah? Scripture doesn’t lie, so what John is saying is that no-one has ever seen God in the fullest sense. Moses and Isaiah had glimpses of His glory but didn’t see the full manifestation of God’s person and glory. What Moses … More Advent devotional for 23 December 2020 – John 1:18 – no-one has ever seen God
John 1:17 part 2 “Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” We saw yesterday that God is a God of grace. Verses 16-17 are showing that God has always been a God of grace; the “grace and truth” through Jesus Christ is a continuation (and fulfilment) of the grace that God showed His people when … More Advent devotional for 22 December 2020 – John 1v17 part 2 – grace and truth
John 1:17 God’s grace is amazing. On Saturday, in verses 16, we saw: “from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” Today’s verse explains this abundant grace more. God has always been gracious. It is not like He suddenly became gracious when Jesus was born. He is a God of grace, but that grace was … More Advent devotional for 21 December 2020 – John 1v17 – more grace
John 1:16 When I am going through difficult times, especially when the difficult times go on for long, I often feel drained, exhausted, like I have run out of strength – spiritual and physical. Pressure can make us feel empty. Our own strength fails. As Isaiah says, “Even youths shall faint and be weary, and … More Advent devotional for 19 December 2020 – John 1v16 – grace upon grace
John 1:15 In the middle of all these great statements about Jesus, John the Baptist speaks again. His words speak to us about our own attitude to Jesus. John the Baptist says: “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me.’” (John 1:15) John … More Advent devotional for 18 December 2020 – John 1v15 – He is before me
John 1v14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” The word became flesh, the word has dwelt (tabernacled) among us, and the disciples saw His glory. But who is He? What is so special … More Advent Devotional for 17 December 2020 – John 1v14 part 4 – the Only Son from the Father
John 1:14 part 3 There is still more in this verse. “We have seen His glory…” Jesus is not a myth. He is not a story. He is real – people saw Him. John says “we”; more than one person saw Him. The disciples saw Him (and Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15:6 that more … More Advent devotional for 16 December 2020 – John 1v14 part – we have seen His glory
John 1:14 Jesus is with us! He is God with us – Emmanuel. There is so much in this verse, we’re going to continue for another day (or two). Yesterday we look at the first part – “The word become flesh.” The next part says: “…and dwelt among us.” This means more than Jesus came … More Advent devotional for 15 December 2020 – John 1v14 part 2 – He dwelt among us
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