Day 144: "Jesus Claimed To Be God"
Read: John 10:25 - 30
It promises to be a long rewarding day today as I continue to prepare
for the next Kairos (Inside) teaming meeting. Kairos is a prison
ministry designed to bring Christ's love and forgiveness to all
incarcerated men, women and children, to their families and to those who
work in the prison environment. Kairos Inside weekends are held in
men's and women's correctional institutions. The weekends are designed
to help the residents experience spiritual renewal and to help the
residents accept God's call to a life of Christian witness and service. I
ask that you find a small amount of Kairos time, 'God's perfect time' to lift us, the support team, the Chaplain, the 'Residents' up in prayer.
Today's devotional effort comes directly from the "Listening To God" by
Bruce Bickel. Here these words from the "Listening To God" devotional
book as if God is speaking directly into your life. May the Father, Son
and Holy Spirit add their infinite blessings and infinite wisdom to the
reading of these words as they seek to enter your heart:
"I want to clear up a lingering misconception about My Son.
Through the centuries since He walked the earth, many people have
doubted His divinity. And it is not just the skeptics who question
Jesus. Some Theologians say my Son was just a man who said wise things
and helped people, but never declared He was God.They say this claim of
deity was foisted on Him by biblical writers and church leaders who
wanted Him to be someone He was not.
This is a ridiculous
argument because Jesus demonstrated His deity in many ways - through His
miracles, His fulfillment of dozens of prophesies, and ultimately
through His resurrection. He is not the same Person as Me, but He has
the same essence and nature. You have to be willfully ignorant or in
rebellious denial to come to any other conclusion.
As for My Son never saying He was God? It is true that He never made the statement,
"I am God." He did not have to - His life was enough to show that He is. Never forget,
though, that Jesus did say that He and I are ONE. He could not have made a more clearer statement about His deity."
Let Us Pray: Gracious Lord, like Nicodemus, we come to you in the
darkness. We come to the Word with many questions. Like the Pharisees,
we can be captivated by correctness, intent on right answers. As we turn
to your Word, Spirit of God, do not let our desire for information
dominate our need for transformation. Let us hear the Word and be moved
to recognition of Your Son, greater faith and obedience. Amen.
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Read: John 10:25 - 30
It promises to be a long rewarding day today as I continue to prepare for the next Kairos (Inside) teaming meeting. Kairos is a prison ministry designed to bring Christ's love and forgiveness to all incarcerated men, women and children, to their families and to those who work in the prison environment. Kairos Inside weekends are held in men's and women's correctional institutions. The weekends are designed to help the residents experience spiritual renewal and to help the residents accept God's call to a life of Christian witness and service. I ask that you find a small amount of Kairos time, 'God's perfect time' to lift us, the support team, the Chaplain, the 'Residents' up in prayer.
Today's devotional effort comes directly from the "Listening To God" by Bruce Bickel. Here these words from the "Listening To God" devotional book as if God is speaking directly into your life. May the Father, Son and Holy Spirit add their infinite blessings and infinite wisdom to the reading of these words as they seek to enter your heart:
"I want to clear up a lingering misconception about My Son.
Through the centuries since He walked the earth, many people have doubted His divinity. And it is not just the skeptics who question Jesus. Some Theologians say my Son was just a man who said wise things and helped people, but never declared He was God.They say this claim of deity was foisted on Him by biblical writers and church leaders who wanted Him to be someone He was not.
This is a ridiculous argument because Jesus demonstrated His deity in many ways - through His miracles, His fulfillment of dozens of prophesies, and ultimately through His resurrection. He is not the same Person as Me, but He has the same essence and nature. You have to be willfully ignorant or in rebellious denial to come to any other conclusion.
As for My Son never saying He was God? It is true that He never made the statement,
"I am God." He did not have to - His life was enough to show that He is. Never forget,
though, that Jesus did say that He and I are ONE. He could not have made a more clearer statement about His deity."
Let Us Pray: Gracious Lord, like Nicodemus, we come to you in the darkness. We come to the Word with many questions. Like the Pharisees, we can be captivated by correctness, intent on right answers. As we turn to your Word, Spirit of God, do not let our desire for information dominate our need for transformation. Let us hear the Word and be moved to recognition of Your Son, greater faith and obedience. Amen.
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are my strength when I am weak You are the treasure that I seek You are
my all in all Seeking You as a precious jewel Lord, to give up I'd be a
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