As I read through this passage, a few things capture my attention. Among other lessons one that hits me particularly hard is how the one who drinks the living water will never thirst again. Evidently,...  Read More

There are two huge lessons that I want to focus on that ultimately come down to being one lesson. Jesus offers a living water that springs up within the individual so that they will never thirst again...  Read More

There are two major connections I want to draw attention to: the comparison between this narrative and what happens with Nicodemus in chapter 3, and the types and shadows found in Genesis 24 that this...  Read More

In this section, we have a pretty amazing narrative of Jesus' approach to His own ministry and the early beginnings of it spreading. It is relatively popular as well. What is a little less popular is ...  Read More

Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John 2 (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), 3 He left Judea and depart...  Read More

Take 15 minutes today and sincerely ask the Lord what needs to decrease in your own life that He may increase. Reflect upon areas that you have surrendered to the Lord in the past that He may take pri...  Read More

As I wrote yesterday's devotion, it really challenged me to prayerfully think and bring these things before the Lord. I do not want any area of my life to be self-forwarding, but to be Christ-forwardi...  Read More

"He must increase, but I must decrease."-John 3:30As I ponder this lesson, I think of three different categories of life I want to approach this from. I have found at many times, in many ways, that on...  Read More

Other than the already forementioned lesson that Jesus is better is the lesson surrounding the promotion of Jesus over the promotion of self. If we look at history, specifically Israel history, we wil...  Read More

All throughout this section, there are competing themes that highlight how Jesus is better. Beginning the section off, there is a dispute between John's disciples and the Jews about ritual purificatio...  Read More

The section that we are going through this week engages with several very important biblical themes that point to who Jesus is, who John is, and how we as believers should hold such hearts of humility...  Read More

22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized. 23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much wate...  Read More