He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. (John 3:30) Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 22:1 – 24:25 Relate: A guy was walking the beach near Los Angeles one day when he noticed a pile of rubble washed up along the shore. In among this rubbish was an old tarnished oil lamp. Curious,…
John replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven. You yourselves know how plainly I told you, ‘I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for him.’ It is the bridegroom who marries the bride, and the best man is simply glad to stand with him…
So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.” (John 3:26) Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 16:1 – 18:32 Relate: Back in the…
At this time John the Baptist was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there; and people kept coming to him for baptism. (This was before John was thrown into prison.) A debate broke out between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over ceremonial cleansing. (John 3:23-25) Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 14:1 –…
Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people. (John 3:22) Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 11:1 – 13:33 Relate: If there is one thing I don’t do nearly enough of, it is intentionally spending time with just one or two friends. I tend to…
All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants. (John 3:20-21) Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 6:1-27, Numbers 10:1-36 Read: I’m reading an historical fiction…
And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. (John 3:19) Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 4:1 – 5:31 Relate: It is early. It is cold. I am tired. I don’t want to get up and get dressed and…
There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son. (John 3:18) Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 2:1 – 3:51 Relate: Almost as inane and far more lasting than the stupid phrase, “Yolo” is the response,…
For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16-17) Daily Bible Reading: Judges 17:1-18:31, John 3:1-21, Psalm 104:1-23, Proverbs 14:20-21 Relate: It is a common sight at sporting events. It is written in black under Tebow’s…
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) Daily Bible Reading: Leviticus 25:24 – 26:46 God: The King. The Creator. The One who established the universe with a word and set time in motion. The One with all…
THE RIVER WALK 