Thursday Devotional - Jesus is Truth – For a Purpose-Filled Life (6/6/24)

John wrote a compelling Gospel with specifically selected events, miracles and teachings. He knew he didn’t capture everything, but other writers had recorded additional truths about Jesus. So, he ended his book with this final verse:

John 21:25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

John had a specific purpose in writing what he wrote. He gave his purpose in the previous chapter.

John 20:30-31                   ³⁰ Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. ³¹ But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

The miracles John recorded weren’t random and neither is the rest of the Bible. I love knowing the Holy Spirit had John write down certain miracles specifically so we would believe! Not only did John (and more importantly, God) desire us to believe, but to experience true life as part of Jesus’s family. We can have abundant, purposeful, and joy-filled life as we know Jesus, understand what He’s done for us and follow His example.  

How has knowing Jesus is Truth, given you purpose-filled life? 

Thursday Devotional - Jesus is Truth – from the Beginning (9/14/23)

 A “pronouns” discussion started with some other mothers last night at one of my kid’s activities. I had chatted with these moms about some other topics and then this one came up. I shot up several arrow prayers to God about how to respond!

Earlier this week, at my John Bible study, I was reminded that Jesus is and has all truth. I was challenged to not be afraid to share the TRUTH I know! I was also convicted that if I truly believe Jesus is the only source of abundant life, then my life will reflect that.

So, at an appropriate point in the “pronouns” conversation, I chimed in that God created us male and female. He created us as either a boy or a girl and that’s how it works. No one commented. They just changed the subject.

Whether the other mothers believe it or not, Jesus was with God in the beginning and created them, their kids and everything around them!

John 1:1-5       ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ²He was with God in the beginning. ³Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ⁴In him was life, and that life was the light of men. ⁵The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

John even started his book with the exact phrase used in the first verse of the first book of the Bible! 

Genesis 1:1     In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Who do you know that needs to hear about Jesus, the Truth, from the beginning? How will you prayerfully share truth with them, even if it’s just short phrases, as opportunities arise? Will you also pray for me for any future conversations with these mothers? Please pray I can boldly take even small opportunities to speak truth, in love and grace.  

Alice