But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 3 Then the scribes and Pharisees broug...  Read More

This may serve as a secondary application, and I am going to take advantage of it. Get your calendars and planners out and block out a section of time each day where you are devoted to the Lord in pra...  Read More

As I weigh the questions from yesterday, I consider something serious. I find that I do thirst, but that it has been increasingly easier for me to quench that thirst with things other than Christ. The...  Read More

Just as the invitation was extended to them, so the invitation is also extended to me. A convicting question occurs to me. Before I share the question, I want to highlight the prerequisite that Jesus ...  Read More

A mentor of mine helped me to see something extremely important throughout the Gospels. Jesus extends a simple invitation. He does not make demands and insist. He invites. And here, we see that invita...  Read More

Bible scholars have long made the connection with Jesus' statement with what is occurring at that time with the Feast of Tabernacles. It has been well established that the Biblical feasts give strong ...  Read More

Jesus is continuing in Jerusalem at the Feast of Tabernacles. In this passage, it is now the final day of the feast and Jesus stands and announces prophetically something about Himself.37 On the last ...  Read More

37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his he...  Read More

As we discussed, the most important thing for us to do in this matter is to humbly submit ourselves to the Lord. Let us first do that and then let us pray for those that we have a hard time with. Mayb...  Read More

Given the fact that I do have a natural tendency to quickly pass judgment, I have two things that I practice to get past the surface. First, I challenge my position. Second, I ask a lot of questions.F...  Read More

We have all heard the saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover." What is the saying trying to get us to do? It is wanting us to look beneath the surface. We may see an individual who is upset and just...  Read More

It is essential in our reading not to just look upon the connections and the contexts, but actually analyze what the texts were saying. At the heart of this passage, there is a lesson that is incredib...  Read More

There is a very important connection to the broader context as a whole. Coming out of John 6 and this earlier section in John 7, we have seen a lot of rejection of Jesus and very little belief taking ...  Read More

Jumping right in from the previous section, Jesus now is in Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles. He makes His way up into the temple and begins teaching. This led to the Jewish leaders to marvel at...  Read More

14 Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. 15 And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”16 Jesus answered them and said,...  Read More

Take 15 minutes and praise the Lord for how you have suffered with Him. Turn that mourning into dancing and rejoice in Him. Let today be a time of praise unto the Lord.......  Read More

12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, ...  Read More

I will admit, rejection is hard for me. I was the weird religious kid growing up. Everything had to be very by the book (Bible) and it would bother me when others just did not get it. I had a very sen...  Read More

A major lesson that stands out here is that the life of Jesus, and His timing, was calculated. His life was preserved up until a specific point in time where the fruit was ripe. He was not just dying ...  Read More

There is a major connection in this passage, and I am wondering if you caught it. It has to do with the time of the year. I find it pretty indicative that Jesus' time was not the Feast of Tabernacles....  Read More

Proceeding after nearly all those following Jesus turn away from Him, He makes His way through Galilee. An important note is made that He did not go through Judea because those Jewish leaders were see...  Read More

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him. 2 Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brothers therefore said t...  Read More

I challenge all of us to bring ourselves before the Lord with the utmost of sincerity. If you have the ability to physically go to your knees, I challenge you to bow before Him. If there is need to co...  Read More

This is where the boots meet the ground; where the rubber meets the road. Am I heavenly minded or earthly minded? Am I believing or not believing? As I have sat on this passage, I have to admit that I...  Read More