James 1:1-4 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration.Who or what can separate us from the Love of God?! 1:1 James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. This is a letter from James primarily to the twelve tribes of…
John 4:20-26 - What time is it?! Devotional meditation for May 26-June 1
John 4:20-26 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration.Who or what can separate us from the Love of God?! 4:20 "Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." After having acknowledged Jesus as a Prophet, the Samaritan…
John 4:15-19 - Jesus knows: Devotional Meditation for May 19-25
John 4:15-19 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration.Who or what can separate us from the Love of God?! 4:15-19 15The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw." 16He said to her, "Go, call your husband and come here." 17The…
John 4:3-14 - God spoke through Jesus: Devotional Meditation for May 12-18
John 4:3-14 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration.Who or what can separate us from the Love of God?! 4:3-6 3He left Judea and went away again into Galilee. 4He had to pass through Samaria. 5So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to…
John 3:16-21 - God loves us through Jesus Christ: Weekly meditation for May 5-11
John 3:16-21 (GW) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration.Who or what can separate us from the Love of God?! 3:16-18 16 God loved the world this way: He gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life. 17God sent his Son into the world, not to…
John 3:8-15 - God revealed His Truth through Jesus: Devotional Meditation for April 28-May 4
John 3:8–15 (GW) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration.Who or what can separate us from the Love of God?! 3:8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you don’t know where the wind comes from or where it’s going. That’s the way it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” The…
John 3:1-7 - Not just curious, yet God said: Devotional meditation for April 21-27
In our two most recent meditations from Hebrews chapter one, we noted that God ultimately spoke through His Son Jesus Christ. Just what did God say through His Son Jesus Christ? The next series of meditations will focus on what God said through His Son Jesus Christ. John 3:1-7 (GW) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through…
Hebrews 1:5-14 - Jesus: Supreme, Preeminent: Devotional Meditation for April 14-20
Hebrews 1:5-14 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration.Who or what can separate us from the Love of God?! 1:5-7 5For to which of the angels did He ever say, "YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU"? And again, "I WILL BE A FATHER TO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME"? 6And when…
James 2:14-20 - Devotional commentary for October 30-November 5
James 2:14–20 (NASB) 2:14 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? After effectively illustrating the quality and the nature of the faith that any Christian should have, James outlines the conceptual foundation for his exhortation in the verses we are considering here. After reviewing the second chapter of James' Epistle, many argue whether…
1 John 4:7-16 - Devotional Commentary for May 28-June 3
1 John 4:7-16 (NKJV) Having been close to Jesus during the Lord's life and ministry on earth, John had developed a profound understanding of God's Love. We learn from the text before us that he made several allusions to God's Love, not so much for clarity as it is to underscore the seriousness of God's Love. Our meditation below will follow the same pattern in an effort to remain faithful to the text. 4:7-8 7Beloved,…
