Part of why I believe Jesus was groaning and weeping is because of the hatred of sin and death and the yearning for resurrection. Let us sit in a place of yearning for and longing for the same thing.Take 15 minutes and pray for the return of Jesus. Long for it and yearn for it. That model is set for us in Scripture. It is a healthy practice for the believer to remember the end goal.......

One of the more essential facts of the Bible is that the Lord loves His people. We tend to struggle with this concept in application because we like to be a people that do. It is great that we have an action mindset surrounding these things, but I do worry that we go too far. We start to think that it is because of what we are doing and how we are doing it that the Lord loves us. Should we fail, w...

Going a slightly different direction from what I have written thus far, I want to focus on the shortest passage in the Bible.Jesus wept.-John 11:35So many that I have heard talk about this have landed on how this demonstrates Jesus' humanity. His friend has died and He is mourning that. Or, all of His friends are mourning so He mourns with them. The fact is, Jesus knew what He was going to do. He ...

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”-John 11:25-26It is without a doubt that the word of Jesus' healings were widespread. People would flock to Him from town to town when He entered in. They were breaking open roofs to get their family member...

Many scholars have agreed and concluded some of the same similarities I want to share with you today. The first of which is the similarities of Moses and his signs and the signs of Jesus. Moses began with turning water into blood. Jesus began with turning water into wine. Moses concluded with the death of the firstborn in the plagues of Egypt. Jesus concluded with raising the dead. God, who at var...

This is the last of the miracle accounts recorded in John before the resurrection.Jesus was approached by the sisters of Lazarus of Bethany, as Lazarus had become sick. Jesus, hearing the plea, tells them that this would not be unto death. Scripture specifically emphasizes here how Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus. His decision was not out of coldness of heart. For in hearing that Lazar...

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”4 When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that th...

Take the time to pray that you would have the eyes to see and the ears to hear what the Lord is doing. Make today be a practice of praise. Rejoice in the works of the Lord that He has done through your life.......

I had a dear friend of mine who was so good about recognizing the works of the Lord in her life. She had such wonderful eyes to see the Lord moving in things I never would have thought to look. She called the the winks of God. These were the little things that would line up where she saw the Lord just showing off. It would be things like she read a first that really impacted her that day and then ...

Jesus calls for the Jews around Him to look upon His works and let those testify of who Jesus says He is. If you believe in His works, then you will also believe that He is who He says He is.I am sure many of us have encountered people who are all talk. They can put on a nice face and have everyone convinced that they are someone spectacular. But when you get to their works, the evidence testifies...

There is an essential theme that flows throughout the entirety of this section. In fact, it is the same theme that has been there throughout the whole last 10 chapters. Did you catch it?Believe.This same theme continues to play out in John's narrative. Those that belong to Jesus believe upon Him. You will be of His flock if you believe. There is not a load of works attached to that statement. It i...

There is a certain ironic connection going on in the history of this event. If we remember, this is going on during the Feast of Dedication. Part of what this commemorates is a deliverance from Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Now I want to take a moment to take a sympathetic stances for the Pharisees. They most certainly were wrong, but let us think how they thought for a moment.The coming of the Messiah ...

To begin this section, Scripture tells us that it is now the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) in Jerusalem and it was winter. This is drawing a distinction between the previous section that was taking place in a different time frame. It should be read and understood then that the event here is entirely distinct.As Jesus walked in the temple, the Jewish leaders surrounded Him and pressed Him on a con...

22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. 24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. 26 But you do not belie...

Pray that you would learn to discern the voice of the Lord. Pray the same for your brothers and sisters in Christ. We, as the people of God, are to follow His instruction. Pray for the lost, that they would be found.......