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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 verses: John: 5:16-47 These verses pick up from yesterday. The Jews are upset with Jesus because he healed a man on the sabbath. Jesus basically responded my Father is working so am I. This made the Jews even angrier because now He was claiming God as His Father. They pretty much wanted Him dead. Jesus new this and spent the next 25-30 verses responding. He points out the fact that everything He does is only possible because of His Father. Belief in the Son will do away with condemnation and bring everlasting life. The then talks about the day when those in the grave will rise up into resurrections of life or resurrections of damnation. He then uses John as an example. John was telling them about Jesus but they didn't listen to him. The continues to tell them that He comes in God's name. Jesus pretty much laid out his personally point blank in these verses. One thing I notice is how the Jews took a moment which should have brought rejoicing and turned it into a negative. Jesus had healed a man and all they were concerned with was "How dare he heal on the sabbath." Really there should have been a celebration going on. How many times does that happen to us today. Especially with social media, the news, and the Covid epidemic. I can not count how many touching stories I read on face. They are heartwarming and bring a smile to my face. But it never fails, once I read through the comments there are always negative people focusing on something. This then creates a whole argue which completely derails from the positivity of the post. I think this is why Jesus had to lay out His identity here. The people were focusing on the wrong things. He was trying to bring their attention back to God first and then to His own purpose. The verses that stand out the most to me during reading this are 25-29. My mom passed away a little over two months ago. I have spent a lot of time today just thinking about her. It has been bittersweet. The memories are good but its still a reminder that she is not here on earth anymore. I appreciated the reminder that one day she will hear His voice and leave the grave. I am so blessed with God's peace that I will see her again and that she is in a better place. I love how God sends us what we need when we need it. |
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