Nicodemus — the one who came to Him previously, being one of them — said to them, “Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?” “You aren’t from Galilee too, are you?” they replied. “Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee.” … Continue reading Condemning Assumptions – John 7:50-52
Category: John
Assuming – John 7:42-43
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s offspring and from the town of Bethlehem, where David once lived?” So a division occurred among the crowd because of Him. Uninformed assumptions naturally lead to bad conclusions. It appears that none of these have made much effort to find out where Jesus is really … Continue reading Assuming – John 7:42-43
Decreasing – John 3:30
He must increase, but I must decrease.” The intentional, honest humility in this statement is nothing short of amazing. John has invested his entire life preaching, teaching and leading people; yet, he never lost sight of his primary purpose: preparing people for the coming of the Messiah. Now, as he realizes his task is complete, … Continue reading Decreasing – John 3:30
Rejection, Poor Me
It has to be one of the most awful shared feelings of humanity and one of the most overused, yet effective tools of the enemy. Rejection. I almost feel like it deserves a line of its own. REJECTION. Ricky Bible was my bus stop nemesis in second grade. He found great pleasure in causing me … Continue reading Rejection, Poor Me
Silence – John 11:6
What does one say whenever things are so difficult for the people around them? What should one say? How should they say it if they do finally decide what it is they should say? How do we form the right words and express them in the right way to achieve the right result? Why are we obsessed with speaking? Ask Job if those who spoke incessantly to him in his sorrow served any lasting, good purpose. I think his answer would be no. I certainly know that God did not appreciate their blabber.
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