A Word for Today | John 8:12 When we studied Jesus’ great invitation of John 7:37 – “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” – we noted that the water-pouring ceremony in the Feast of Tabernacles had a connection to events in the exodus – specifically, God providing water from the […]
If Anyone Thirsts
A Word for Today | John 7:37-38 The apostle John links his record of Jesus Christ to the feast celebrations of ancient Jerusalem. John chapter 7 thus tells us, “Now the Jews’ Feast of Booths was at hand” (Jn. 7:2). This festival – also called the Feast of Tabernacles – celebrated both the ingathering of […]
Words of Life
A Word for Today | John 6:68 John chapter 6 presents one of the most glorious scenes in the Bible, starting with Jesus miraculously feeding the five thousand. He then preached his “Bread of Life” sermon, which contains some of the most uplifting grace-driven theology in all of Scripture. It is remarkable, then, that the […]
God’s Will in Christ’s Mission
A Word For Today | John 6:38-40 Jesus said that He came into our world with work to be done: “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me” (Jn. 6:38). This verse, which tells of Jesus’ earthly mission, reminds us that Christ […]
All That the Father Gives
A Word for Today | John 6:37 In our study of Jesus as the bread of life, we noted that Christians grow strong by feeding on God’s Word, while those who neglect the Bible will be weak and anemic. This is especially true when it comes to John 6:37, with its soul-enriching teaching: “All that […]
I Am the Bread of Life
A Word for Today | John 6:35 Yesterday, we considered what it meant when Jesus called Himself, “The bread of God…who comes down from heaven” (Jn. 6:33). This statement led to the first of Jesus’ great “I am” sayings in the Gospel of John: “I am the bread of life” (Jn. 6:35). It could not […]
