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Jesus’s Prayer for you: TBR: March 27: Exodus 38; John 17 In John 17 we have the Lord Jesus’s prayer to the Father. He prays for Himself in His relationship with the Father and then prays for His disciples. But then in v. 20 He prays for all those who will believe in His name. If you … Read More

Peace in Trials: TBR: March 26: Exodus 37; John 16 With Jesus leaving His disciples, He warned them of rough times ahead (vv. 1-4, 33). But Jesus would not leave them alone. The Spirit would be with them. And not only would the Spirit be with them, but Jesus said it was for their advantage that H… Read More

Astounding Love of Jesus: TBR: March 25: Exodus 36; John 15 Today we read in John 15 we read of Jesus’s abiding love for those who abide in Him. He states, what to me is simply astounding, “As much as the Father has loved me, so I love you” (v. 9). Since God is love, and there i… Read More

Not As Orphans: TBR: March 24: Exodus 35; John 14 Orphans - who would ever want to be an orphan? As Jesus was about to be crucified, raised, and ascended to His Father, He knew his disciples would be troubled. So He sought to encourage them. He knew they would feel abandoned and alone. He sought … Read More

TBR: March 23: Exodus 34; John 13  This morning we see how or rather who the Lord is. God gives the Law again to Moses on Sinai. The Lord tells Moses about His own character, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulne… Read More

TBR: March 22: Exodus 33; John 12 Today we read of Moses leaving Sinai as commanded yet the Lord was not going to go with them. Moses intercedes and the Lord indeed does go before them and is with them. It is precisely because they found favor with the Lord that the Lord is with them. To know tha… Read More

TBR: March 21: Exodus 32; John 11 Today we read the familiar account of the Golden Calf. The Israelites missing Moses, desired for other “gods” to “go before us” v. 1. This led them to gross idolatry, which included sexual immorality, and resulted in the breaking of the co… Read More

TBR: March 20: Exodus 31; John 10 Today we read in John 10 of Jesus being the Good Shepherd and His relationship to the followers. He makes a remarkable comparison. In vv. 14-15 Jesus says He knows the sheep as much as He knows the Father and the Father knows Him! That is an astounding thought. T… Read More

TBR: March 19: Exodus 30; John 9  We read today in John 9 of the great power of Jesus to open the eyes of a man born blind. This had never been done before. We are told this was done to give glory to God. We should praise the One who has not only the power to give sight to the blind but also… Read More

TBR: March 18: Exodus 29; John 8 As God gave the instructions concerning the priests in Exodus 29, He concluded by stating not only that He would be their God, but also that He would dwell with them (v. 45). This is significant for pagan gods were thought to dwell high above people, ruling over t… Read More