Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that [...]
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J.C. Ryle: Sweet and unspeakable comfort
Posted: December 12, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, follow Jesus, J.C. Ryle: Sweet and unspeakable comfort, J.C.Ryle, John, prayer, preaching, Scripture
God’s name manifested in Jesus
Posted: December 11, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: attributes of God, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, God's name manifested in Jesus, Jesus, John, Scripture
“I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you.” John 17:6-7 John MacArthur, in a sermon, “Jesus Prays For His [...]
History is no accident.
Posted: December 10, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, God's sovereignty, History is no accident., John, John MacArthur, Scripture
John 17:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, John Mac Arthur: Do you know what that statement acknowledges? Fantastic truth … that statement acknowledges that God is the sovereign of history. Did you [...]
J. C. Ryle: Seek to know all three
Posted: December 9, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, J. C. Ryle: Seek to know all three, J.C.Ryle, John, Knowing God, Scripture, Trinity
“I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask [...]
Is prayer a duty or a joy?
Posted: December 8, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, duty, Is prayer a duty or a joy?, John, joy, prayer, Scripture
In our Bible reading passage for today, Jesus commands us to pray and tells us a great purpose of prayer, our joy! “Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you [...]
J.C. Ryle: We must carry the cross if we would wear the crown
Posted: December 7, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, J.C. Ryle: We must carry the cross if we would wear the crown, J.C.Ryle, John, Scripture
John 16:1-4 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor [...]
A.W. Pink: How can we expect to be admired by the world?
Posted: December 6, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: A.W. Pink, A.W. Pink: How can we expect to be admired by the world?, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, hated by the world, Jesus, John, persecution, Scripture
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I [...]
Donkeys, Carrots, Sticks—And the Gospel
Posted: December 5, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Donkeys Carrots Sticks—And the Gospel, Elyse Fitzpatrick, Give Them Grace, John, obedience, parenting, Scripture
In light of our Bible readings this month that have focused on obedience, a blog post by Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds, really resonated with me and I wanted to share it. I had the pleasure of meeting Elyse Fitzpatrick and her daughter, Jessica Thompson, last spring and recommend their book quoted below: A [...]
Fake or real?
Posted: December 5, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: abiding in Christ, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Fake or real?, Jesus, John, Scripture, true discipleship, True faith
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved You. Continue You in my love. If you keep My commandments, you shall abide in My love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in His love.” —John 15:9-10 I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you [...]
A merciful beacon to see our own great weakness and Christ’s great compassion
Posted: December 14, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: A merciful beacon to see our own great weakness and Christ's great compassion, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, J.C.Ryle, John, Peter, Peter's denial, Scripture
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see [...]