Understanding who Jesus is reveals his ultimate purpose, to give glory to God the Father. As believers, God’s adopted children, we inherit this same role. “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord” (Psalm 150:6). Read John 8:42-47. The Jews claimed God was their Father. But Jesus had pointed out…
God’s Word always has appropriate timing. Some translations head this section, “Testimonies About Jesus.” We’re reading this the week after Easter, when certainly testimonies about Jesus, especially his resurrection, flew among his followers. Let’s read what people said before the last week leading up to the crucifixion. John wrote one…
This scene almost looks isolated. Jesus revealed his glory to his disciples through a miraculous sign in Cana. In John chapter 1, we read about the disciples’ first steps toward confident belief that Jesus was the Messiah. Jesus added to their faith in Cana. In this second part of chapter…