As the Light of the world, Jesus revealed God’s glory. Jesus showed he is better than man’s plans and abilities. In the previous chapter, John recorded Jesus calling disciples by name. God gave Jesus the name Messiah, or Anointed One. He was anointed to call people to himself, for the…
Even though January feels like the longest month, it offers encouragement. When I read the time and date site1 for our area, we’ve gained 15 minutes of daylight since I posted last week. With sun instead of clouds, it feels like much more. Enough time has passed since the holidays…
What a feast we have in God’s Word this week! John included several names to introduce who Jesus is. In her book, Walking on Water, Madeleine L’Engle wrote, “To name is to love. To be Named is to be loved.”1 Earlier, on the same topic of names, a character in…
As we continue reading in John chapter 1, John continues to point to Jesus as the light and invites his listeners to believe Jesus is truly the Son of God. Read John 1:19-21 Priests and Levites came from Jerusalem to question John. At the end of this passage, we learn…
The Word was God. This year, I spent Christmas Eve with my son and his family. His wife’s friend, an unbeliever, joined us for dinner after church, although she didn’t attend service with us. She led the conversation by asking kindly about the service. Then she wanted to know the…