John 1:4 The beginning of John’s gospel is showing us who Jesus is so that we can be absolutely confident in Him and believe in His name and be saved – “…that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name” … More Advent devotional for 5 December 2020 – John 1v4 – in Him was life
John 1:3 “All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.” All things were made through Him (the Word, Jesus). Like the previous verse, today’s verse seems to repeat itself: All things were made through Him; nothing was made unless it was made by Him. Again, John … More Advent devotional for 4 December 2020 – John 1v3 – All things were made through Him
John 1:2 At the start of his gospel, John wants us to be clear, and we need to get hold of both verses 1 and 2 to make sure that we believe right. “The Word was God” (v1). So, Jesus is fully 100% God. And yet, He is not the same person as God the Father. … More Advent devotional for 3 December 2020 – John 1v2 – Eternal love
John 1:1 “The word was God.” John 1:1 is written to point us back to Genesis 1:1. “In the beginning God…” “In the beginning was the Word.” John wants us to think of the two together but, so we definitely don’t miss it, he says clearly “The Word was God.” Jesus is not created, Jesus … More Advent Devotional for 2 December 2020 – John 1v1 part 2 – The Word was God
Today I am starting a series of advent devotionals to take us through to Christmas. Most of this series will be from John 1:1-18, which so rich in glorious revelation about Christ. It will do us good to look at Him again. For many people around the world, this Christmas season will be like no … More Advent devotional for 1 December 2020 – John 1v1 part 1 – “In the beginning”
Hebrews 2:14 Our heavenly Father is good. He is so good that He wants His people to be sure about their salvation. He wants you to be sure. God calls us to believe Him. We are saved through faith, and we continue to live the Christian life through faith. But, He doesn’t simply leave us with … More Daily Devotional for 30 August 2020 – Hebrews 2v14 – Christ partaking flesh and blood
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