In this passage, we see that Jesus is our faithful friend, who walks with us in our waiting and suffering, and whose glory will be revealed in whatever we are facing.
In this passage, Jesus offers eternal security to those who believe, declaring his unity with the Father, even in the face of opposition from those who refuse to recognize his divinity. As we celebrate thanksgiving, may we give thanks for Jesus Christ who holds his people securely in his hands.
In this passage, Jesus declares that he is the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep, who intimately knows his sheep, and who fiercely seeks out his sheep.
In this passage, Jesus uses two figures of speech to describe the life of sheep. In a world filled with distractions and false promises, Jesus alone is the Door to salvation and the Good Shepherd who leads us into abundant life.
In this passage, we see what happens when Jesus, "the light of the world," draws people out of spiritual darkness and into his marvelous light. Those who know they are blind are the ones Jesus came to give sight, while those who think they can see are actually blind to their blindness. Our only hope is in Jesus who opens the eyes of the spiritually blind to behold him.
In this passage, we see that the Jewish leaders hated Jesus because they didn't understand what Jesus was saying and because they did understand what Jesus was saying. We have a choice before us: We will either love Jesus, or we will hate Jesus. As Jesus presents himself to us as the "I AM," may our hearts and eyes be open to see Jesus for who he truly is, and to live like we actually believe it.
In this passage, Jesus continues to say really hard things. But it's a good reminder that what we need is the truth of the gospel - that Jesus Christ lived the perfect life we could not live, that he died the death we deserved to die, and that he was raised from the dead in victory over sin and death, so that all who believe in him can be in the presence of a holy God forever and ever. This is the truth that will set you free.
In this passage, Jesus declares, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." We live in a world that is increasingly dark and confusing. If we are stumbling in the darkness, we can embrace the light of the world in the person of Jesus Christ who alone can bring us out of darkness and into his marvelous light.
We come to a passage of Scripture that almost certainly is not in the Bible. But in this passage, we find the same good news that is found all throughout Scripture. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ. We are free, not to keep on sinning, but to live a transformed life in Christ.
In this passage, Jesus invites all who are spiritually thirsty to come to him and drink. Do we know that we are thirsty? Many people realize that they are thirsty, but they try and quench their thirst in their own way. But we are invited to come to Jesus Christ, and to drink long and deep from the well of salvation, where we will find our soul's thirst truly satisfied.