fblosgatos - 2023: Daily Devotional Thought

John 8:21-30 - “Some Come to the Light” - As some listened they were drawn to the light unto salvation. Have you come to the light? Scripture Reading: Exodus 25-27

John 8:12-20 - “I am: Number Two” - Jesus says ‘I am the light of the world”. Let’s stay with this thought over the next few days as we listen and watch. Scripture Reading: Exodus 22-24

John 8:1-11 - “Cast the First Stone” - Here is a description of an accusation that turned back on itself. Scripture Reading: Exodus 19-21

John 7:37-53 - “Divided Opinion” - Many topics create a lot of conversation! Some topics caret “more heat than light.” Certainly a conversation about Jesus can be heated. But, who is Jesus to YOU? Scripture Reading: Exodus 16-18

John 7:25-36 - “Is HE the One?” - More questions arise about who He is? Listen to day to Jesus’ response. Scripture Reading: Exodus 13-15

John 7:10-24 - “How do You Judge?” - Jesus was constantly surrounded by enemies. How He responds can teach us how to respond. Scripture Reading: Exodus 10-12

John 7:1-9 - “A Family of Unbelievers” - Notice today how Jesus responds to His unbelieving family, especially if your family has unbelievers in it. Scripture Reading: Exodus 7-9

John 6:60-71 - “The Testing of our Faith” - Jesus puts the question to the disciples following Him if they are real. Are we? Scripture Reading: Exodus 4-6

John 6:30-59 - “I am: Number One” - Here we are introduced to the first of seven “I am” statements. Think about the importance of bread. Scripture Reading: Exodus 1-3

John 6:22-29 - “Jesus Explains the Sign” - Sometime people are more interested in the miracle than the Miracle maker! This is true here as well. Scripture Reading: Genesis 48-50

John 6:15-21 - “Sign Post Number Five” - John immediately gives us yet another sign pointing to who Jesus is. Scripture Reading: Genesis 46-47

John 6:1-14 - “Sign Post Number Four” - John now gives us a fourth sign to point us to Jesus. Read slowly to take in the scene and the miracle. Scripture Reading: Genesis 43-45

John 5:36-47 - “More Witnesses Presented” - Be prepared to meditate on the Scriptures that point us to Jesus from the Old Testament. Scripture Reading: Genesis 41-42

John 5:25-35 - “Two Witnesses Produced” - God established that in the mouth of two or three witness something is established., Note those witnesses today. Scripture Reading: Genesis 38-40

John 5:17-24 - “Jesus is Questioned” - Many times we will see Jesus being questioned by religious leaders who don’t believe. Begging today and going through January 26, we will see how Jesus answers His critics. Scripture Reading: Genesis 35-37

John 5:1-16 - “Sign Post Number Three” - Right on the heels of the previous sign, John records his third such sign post. In this sign Jesus heals a paralytic. Scripture Reading: Genesis 32-34

John 4:45-54 - “Sign Post Number Two” - The healing of the royal officials son becomes John’s second sign post pointing to Jesus. Don’t miss this message. Scripture Reading: Genesis 30-31

John 4:39-45 - “Through One Testimony” - A Samaritan woman’s testimony brings many to Jesus. How many does ours bring? Scripture Reading: Genesis 27-29

John 4:27-38 - “It’s Harvest Time” - The disciples couldn’t be bothered by the Samaritans, but they ate their food. Jesus draws their attention to the people and not their wares. Scripture Reading: Genesis 25-26

John 4:16-26 - “How Did You Know?” - In this conversation Jesus reveals that He knows all about her, and yet is talking to her. Jesus loves sinners enough to bring them the Gospel Scripture Reading: Genesis 22-24

John 4:1-15 - “A Divine Detour” - Jews did not travel through Samaria, but, today was different. Do we ever change up our route to see if any Devine appointments await us? Scripture Reading: Genesis 19-21

John 3:31-36 - “Jesus Speaks Truth” - John recounts how Jesus’ words are from His Father. So, let’s be sure to listen. Scripture Reading: Genesis 16-18

John 3:22-30 - “His Crowd is Bigger than Ours is” - How much do we want our group to be the biggest? John the Baptist was humble enough to be glad when Jesus’ followers outnumbered his own. Scripture Reading: Genesis 12-15

John 3:14-21 - “God’s Love Displayed” - John pens for us some more of the conversation Jesus had with Nicodemus and records one of the most familiar verses in all of the Bible. Reflect on God’s love to us. Scripture Reading: Job 40-42

John 3:1-13 - “Nick at Night” - Nicodemus reached out for a conversation with Jesus at night. Maybe his busy schedule kept him away. But, he came, listened and believed. Scripture Reading: Job 38-39