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Published by Matt Francis, Christ Church Deeside
5 minutes. 5 days a week. Grow with Jesus in the Word. A daily 5 minute Bible reading podcast to grow as a Christian.
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There is (not maybe) trouble ahead, but in Jesus we can face the music and dance! Why? Because Jesus has overcome the world through his life, death and resurrection. He has overcome Satan, satisfied God's justice and removed the sting of death. Any grief we know in this world will turn to complete joy in the world to come. So we can keep going, confident of peace in him even in the trouble.
It's very tempting to play it safe and try to defend what we have got because the world is a scary place. But Jesus says he is giving us his Spirit so that we will get the Light out there. We can pray that he would guide us in how to do that, give us people to speak and courage to speak the truth. And we can pray for the Spirit to open people eyes to the truth. Let's be bold in the power of the Spirit and make Jesus, the Light of the world know in the darkness.
Jesus is such a good Master - we can trust that he always has our best interests at heart. He doesn't do 'small print' or hard sells. He tells us the truth so that we are always prepared. He tells us people will hate us because they hate him. Sometimes our kind responses will expose people's unkindness and they will be annoyed. People will want us to be angry with them or gossip and when we don't they might react. We need to keep doing the right thing in the strength Jesus gives. Let's all pray for the persecuted church in places like North Korea and Northern Nigeria.
If we are cut off from Jesus, we will become a dead branch without any possibility of bearing any fruit. We need to stay connected with Jesus, because without him we can't do anything. How do we remain in Jesus? By being connected and active in a local church. By spending time thinking about what we hear and sing about in church and doing some Bible reading of our own. And if we really get the fact that we literally can't live without him, that will show in our prayer life. And what is this fruit? Things like kindness, patience and joy. Loving one another and showing the watching world the love of the Father in Jesus.
Jesus gives his church the Holy Spirit to empower his people to obey his commands and show to a watching world the love of God. He always equips us to do everything he asks us to do.
When we look at Jesus, we don't see 'God-lite'. There isn't a better version of God than the One we see in Jesus. He perfectly shows us the Father. So we can't say, "I like the God of the New Testament, but not the God of the Old". That is to completely misunderstand the Old and therefore the New Testament. Jesus has shown us all the way through the Bible that we have a Father who gives and gives to sinners who don't deserve his kindness. Jesus has prepared a place in the new creation for his people and he will make sure we get there and enjoy it!
When you look at the cross of Jesus, is it just gory or do you see glory? This is where we see the heart of our God - who he is. And Jesus is a wonderful friend who knows what it is to be lonely. He urges us to love one another - that's how we show Jesus off! And he challenges us about self-confidence - but even his words to Peter are words of care. Peter, I know you and I love you.
Jesus was willing to be betrayed for us. When he said "here am I send me" he did do knowing the cost. What love he has for us! How certain we can be that we will finish his work in us. And what a Good Shepherd - he wants to be know surprises. He lovingly prepares us for all that lies ahead. Jesus was willing to enter right into the darkest place to bring us into his kingdom of light. Hallelujah! What a Saviour!
This is a 'wow' event! John will not let us get away from the Passover. Jesus is the One Moses wrote about and the life of the Old Testament church was to be centred around. And now we get to Jesus being aware of his greatness - he is above every authority and he knows it. So what do we expect the next line to be? So he showed off his authority? He sat there and let everyone serve him? No! He dressed as a servant and washed his disciples' feet. The Bible turns our society's view of greatness on its head. Greatness is using your power and authority to serve others. Jesus took the lowest place on the cross to wash us clean and he says to us, use your gifts, power, authority to be a foot washer for my kingdom!
Who is Jesus? He is the LORD - Jehovah - the One Isaiah saw in Isaiah 6. When we hear about Jesus we are never unchanged - we are either drawn to him or we become harder. Isaiah warned what would happen if people hardened their hearts. That's why we need to not harden our hearts when we hear his voice. Let's not be so bothered about what other people think that it stops us following Jesus. To follow Jesus is to know God as our Father.
We would like to see Jesus! That should be our desire every time we open the Bible or sing in church or listen to a Bible message. Jesus is at the centre. May people see him in us. May we lift up his name - the name of the one who was willing to die for us. He brings us to know the Father - our loving heavenly Father!
Jesus rides in to Jerusalem at the time of the Passover. He is riding into die. The crowd celebrate this king, but have they really understood what kind of king he is? They sing from Psalm 118, but they don't get the fact that the Cornerstone is going to be rejected. That he is riding to the altar of sacrifice. How willing Jesus is to die for us. What love! Let's not doubt it. And let's be part of bringing the whole world to 'go after him'!
Mary does a beautiful things. Costly, lavish, love filled worship of Jesus because she grasps who he is and what he has come to do. Jesus is going to die as the Passover Lamb. He speaks up for his people. Judas however is very angry. He hates what Mary has done. No one suspects Judas - he's still in charge of the money. May we guard our hearts and spot the warning signs of keeping up appearances and a critical spirit. May we delight in what Jesus delights in.
Unbelief is so ugly. The people didn't deny Lazarus had been raised. They only cared about their own interests. Beware of being so self-focused that you do anything to protect your own reputation. We need to walk with integrity. Jesus raised Lazarus with a loud voice. One day he will return and raise all the dead with a loud voice. Jesus didn't need his grave clothes because he was raised to die no more. As Jesus says, things will not end in death. Do you believe this?
"If you had been here..." the grieving sisters both say to Jesus. He can handle our grief and whatever we pour out on him from our hearts. Jesus patiently and kindly meets with Martha. He shows just how compassionate our God is. He is moved by the effects of sin and how it brings grief and hopelessness. Jesus wants us to see that the resurrection is linked with him. He is the resurrection and the life. In him we will not die. Yes, we will pass through death, but never be dead. And he is going to back up what he says in the next section!
Jesus had friends - he needed them because he recognised that we were made to live in community. He chose not to be there when Lazarus will ill - it might seem strange - but he did it for a reason. So that he would be glorified and the disciples would grow in faith. Death is temporary to Jesus. He delivers his people from it. He gets us and sympathises with us in all our weakness.
Unbelief in Jesus is so ugly. In contrast, Jesus is so beautiful. He tries to appeal to these people who should know better and are so unkind to him. May we be like Jesus in patience and kindness. And what life he gives us - total security in the double-lock grip of Jesus and the Father!
Jesus brings us into such a close relationship with him that he compares it to his own relationship with the Father! How secure is that! How well he knows us and how he is committed to growing our confidence in him. No wonder he talked about giving us life to the full! The end makes us think about how we will respond to Jesus - may it be thanks, trust, worship, following, telling others.
Jesus is so focused on his sheep. He knows us intimately. And the focus of the sheep? Listening to his voice! He gives us discernment to hear his voice. Let's pray that we will listen and follow after him. How he cares for us!
What we see when we look at Jesus is the ultimate eye test. The religious leaders with all their knowledge and education failed the eye test. They knew nothing of who God is. The blind man made them look foolish - he urged them to see, but they wouldn't. Jesus came looking for this blind man who had been thrown up and brought him right in.
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