"He isn't here; He is risen just as He said." The sweetest words in all history!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
November 13, Day 317
The duplicity of the Jewish leaders always baffles me. They accused Jesus of inciting rebellion against the Roman government. That would insure that Pilate had Him executed. On the other hand, they demanded release of Barabbas. What what Barabbas' crime? Inciting rebellion against the Roman government!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
November 12, Day 316
Fatigue does interesting things. I am moving at a fast pace this week and feel a little of the effects this morning. The two chapters we read today are about the pivotal day in human history. No matter how the secularists attempt to dilute it, history must be seen through the lens of before God came in human form and after He changed everything on the cross. Today I read about that pivotal day. But, in my fatigue, it didn't sink in enough.
Friday, November 11, 2011
November 11, Day 315
I noticed something that Jesus did and said in today's reading. In Chapter 14, "but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. (John 14:31 NLT)" Then, in Chapter 15, "When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and remain in his love. (John 15:10 NLT)" Jesus showed His love by doing what the Father required. He told us to show our love that way, too.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
November 10, Day 314
It's easy to believe that knowing the final outcome of a trial will make the trial easier to endure. However, notice this verse: Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. (John 13:3 NLT) Did that make it easier for Jesus to face the cross? If so, why did He agonize so in Getsemani?
Actually, the above verse gives me comfort. I know where I am going and that everything will work out in the end. That won't always make the journey easy.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
November 9, Day 313
"You have said it." Jesus spoke those words twice in Matthew 26. The first time was to Judas the betrayer, who had spoken openly of the betrayal when he accepted thirty pieces of silver as blood money. No doubt Jesus knew what Judas had said; He was told by the Spirit in the same way He knew what Nathaniel had said under the fig tree in John 1.
The second time, Jesus was referring to what the High Priest had just said: "I demand in the name of the living God—tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God." (Matthew 26:63 NLT) The same simple words: spoken with earth-shaking power.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
November 8, Day 312
The bridesmaids were foolishly neglecting what was important, thinking the bridegroom wouldn't care. The servant lived in fear of the master's harshness, neglecting to use what he was given. The goats closed their eyes to the hurting world around them. In each parable, they had a false view of God and it cost them. I don't want to make their mistakes.
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