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This is going to be a place where I process my Bible reading. |
| Welcome to my Bible reading journey. I find that I process information better when I write/respond to it. This blog is simply a place where I can write down my thoughts about God's word. If you are reading I hope you get something out of it. Feel free to comment your take on the verses. Enjoy! |
| Today's reading comes from John 1:35-42 In these verses, we find John announcing Jesus as the Lamb of God. A couple of disciples hear and approach. Then Jesus speaks (the first 2 statements spoken by Jesus in the book of John). He says 2 things: 1) What seek ye? and 2) come and see. Now I had to really think about that first statement. Jesus asked them what did they want. The irony of that statement is Jesus already knew what they wanted. Not only did He know what they wanted, He knew what they needed. Yet He still asked them. As I mentioned yesterday, I have been working on a Sunday school unit about identity. Who are you?/Who does God say you are? This question is completely different. What do you want? Have you ever really sat down and thought about what you wanted from God? What do you want in regards to your relationship with God? Are we being superficial and thinking about earthly things? Or are we truly seeking to know more about God? In these verses they wanted to know where he was dwelling. They wanted to know more about Jesus. Now I find His next statement powerful to. Come and see. Jesus didn't just tell the disciples where He lived. He showed them. I feel like this is great lesson for us. When we have people who are seeking out Jesus. Thirsty to know more about Him we shouldn't just tell them about Him. We need to show them. Take them to the place. We can do that with our actions, our lives. We can do that with prayer and the Bible. Put it needs to be more than lip service. It needs to be with actions. |
| So here goes nothing. Today my devotion came from John 1: 15-34 These verses were about John the Baptist. Specifically when Pharisees came to question John. They asked a very important question: Who are you? Talk about a question. If someone asked me who I was I would immediately say. Alicia Calhoun. I might mention my parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and grandparents names. I would tell them I was a 3rd grade math teacher. John the Baptist however told about who he was in reflection of Jesus. I personally find this to be super powerful. Our identity is everything. In the world dominated by social media we as humans are constantly branding ourselves. We are posting things as a way to connect to the world. It is our way of say, "Hey look at me and who I am, and what I'm all about." John the Baptist wasn't about himself. His purpose was to share Jesus with the world. I think this is wonderful lesson to live by. My take-away question is: Am a reflecting Jesus or myself On a side note: I (before the world shut down) was creating a series of lessons about identity for my church kiddos. Who are we? Who does God say we are? I feel like this would very nicely fit into this unit. |
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