Daily Grace
Jesus Protects His Followers
“Jesus answered, ‘I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.’ This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: ‘I have not lost one of those you gave me’ ” (John 18:8-9). When the soldiers came to arrest Jesus His first...
The Most Courageous Man That Ever Lived
“Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, ‘Who is it you want?’ ” (John 18:4). Most of us tend to take life as it comes. We find ourselves in crises that we didn’t see coming and trust God to see us through the trials. We experience...
Jesus’ Prayer for Our Unity
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me” (John...
Really Living
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent” (John 17:3). Eternal life isn’t just a gift that we will experience some day. It is quality of life that begins the moment we believe in Jesus. The gift is ours the...
Peace in Every Situation
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). In the last night before His crucifixion Jesus talked with His disciples about points that were essential....
God’s Empowering Presence
“But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you” (John 16:7). The word that Jesus used to describe the Holy Spirit is full of meaning. In Greek culture it...
Complete Joy
“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete” (John 15:11). Jesus was about to die and He took time to prepare His disciples for their ordeal. He never spoke of His death without referring to His resurrection. He wanted His...
We Will Be Fruitful
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). Branches bear fruit because they are connected to the vine. The life they enjoy is due to the life of the vine that flows...
Peace for Troubled Hearts
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27). Most of us have experienced the peace the world gives. It is temporary. We find momentary relief only to move...