Daily Grace
There’s Room For All Of Us
“My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am” (John 14:2-3). Jesus...
Love One Another
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:34-35). Jesus came to fulfill the law and He spent His years of ministry in Israel...
Leaders Serve Others
“Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to...
We Would Like to See Jesus
“Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. ‘Sir,’ they said, ‘we would like to see Jesus’ ” (John 12:20-21). Some Greeks were called “God-fearers.” They hadn’t...
Extravagant Love
“ ‘Leave her alone,’ Jesus replied. ‘It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial’ ” (John 12:7). The disciples criticized this woman for what seemed to them to be a waste of money. Chief among the protesters was Judas. He wanted to know...
If We Believe…
“ ‘Take away the stone,’ he said. ‘But, Lord,’ said Martha, the sister of the dead man, ‘by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.’ Then Jesus said, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?’ ” (John 11:39-40)....
Jesus is Never Too Late
“So then he told them plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him’ ” (John 11:14-15). When we take one phrase out of context it seems unlike what we have come to know about Jesus. “Lazarus is...
Jesus is a Good Shepherd
“My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from Me” (John 10:27-28). This is an occasion when Jesus confronted the religious leaders who refused to believe Him. They...
Jesus Died on Purpose
“The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father” (John 10:17-18)....