Topic:DO WHAT HE SAYS January 31 John 2:5, “His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it].” JOHN 2:1-11 Mary knew Jesus as no one else did at this point. The Bible supplies no details of the childhood of Jesus except his trip to Jerusalem at twelve years of age, but it is certain that Mary …
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Topic:SETTLING OUR DOUBTS January 30 John 1:46, “And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.” JOHN 1:43-51 Nathanael suffered from a skepticism that afflicts many people today. However, it is to his credit that he came to the Lord and gave Him a chance to prove who …
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Topic:SHARING OUR FAITH January 29 John 1:41, “He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.” JOHN 1:37-42 Andrew was the first disciple of Jesus to share his faith and bring another to Christ. And look who it was that he brought. Peter became one of the …
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Topic:KNOWING GOD’S PLAN January 28 John 1:23, “He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.” JOHN 1:19-36 John knew who he was and what he was called to do. This was one of the keys to his success. Unlike most of us, John did …
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Topic:SATAN’S POWER IS LIMITED January 27 Luke 4:13, “And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.” MT. 4:1-11; MK. 1:12-13; LK. 4:1-13 The wording of this verse implies that Satan exhausted his arsenal of temptations on Jesus and then had to leave. We have mistakenly given Satan too much credit. He does …
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Topic:THE WEAPON OF THE WORD January 26 Luke 4:4, “And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” MT. 4:1-11; MK. 1:12-13; LK. 4:1-13 Jesus answered every temptation with, “It is written.” The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit (Eph. 6:17). It is the …
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Topic:A GREATER HUMILITY January 24 Matthew 3:14, “But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?” MT. 3:13-17; MK. 1:9-11; LK. 3:21-23 John the Baptist was overwhelmed that Jesus was asking to be baptized by him. John had already declared himself unworthy to unloose the latchet of the Christ’s shoes, and …
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Topic:THE MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST January 23 Matthew 3:1, “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea.” MT. 3:1-12; MK. 1:1-8; LK. 3:1-18 These scriptures record the ministry of John the Baptist. He spent thirty years in the deserts of Judaea preparing for this ministry. Then it only lasted about six months before He …
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Topic:HE BECAME LIKE US January 22 Luke 2:52, “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.” LUKE 2:52 How could it be that Jesus, who was God (Jn. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:16), and in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, increased in wisdom? (Col. 2:3) God is a Spirit (Jn. …
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Topic:JESUS PREPARED HIMSELF January 21 LUKE 2:46, “And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.” LUKE 2:41-51 This is the only scriptural record of Jesus’ childhood. Yet there is much that we can learn from this brief account. At …
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