Resolutions come and go but habits define who we are and how we live our lives. A habit is something we build our routine around. A habit is a set block in our daily schedule. Like brushing your teeth, or walking to work, or reading the news on the…
Most Bibles title this chapter “The High Priestly Prayer”. Jesus prays for himself, for Christians, and for those yet to believe. In this prayer, we can see many extraordinary insights into the heart of our Saviour and his relationship…
Most Bibles title this chapter “The High Priestly Prayer”. Jesus prays for himself, for Christians, and for those yet to believe. In this prayer, we can see many extraordinary insights into the heart of our Saviour and his relationship…
I recently read a reflection in Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotions in which he explained that God is supremely invested in the fruit-bearing of His people. There are some plants, Spurgeon observed, which will only bear fruit if…
This passage has been a very comforting to many as it depicts Jesus as a good shepherd who knows, leads, and protects his sheep. But the reality comes when Jesus claims that many are simply not part of his flock. He reveals this when he…
In John 8, we discover a heated dispute between Jesus and the Pharisees. In verse 13, the Pharisees essentially say: “Why should we believe all of these lofty things that you are claiming about yourself? Who else can support your claims?” On…
John 3:16 might be the most widely popular verse in the Bible. But many don't know that it is part of a conversation between Jesus and a Pharisee ruler named Nicodemus. As with every verse of Scripture, knowing the context illuminates and…
And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” (John 1:51 ESV)
In this one verse, the heart of Jesus’ ministry is presented If you are familiar…
One of the most transformative things I ever did was read through the entire Book of Genesis – slowly – with the help of several commentaries back in 2003. I’d never done that before. I had read commentaries before for school and I had read through…
