I’m not certain where it is that we join Jesus today in our reading. I believe it is still during His final week this side of the grave, as that is topically where John has taken us. But I don’t know who He is addressing or the circumstances surrounding Jesus “crying out.” Are there both […]
Jesus has given all the direct evidence He intends to, at least for now. He has shown the people enough proof to choke a horse, but they still won’t believe. Now it is time to withdraw until the final phase of God’s plan begins. I wonder who it was specifically that He “hid” from. The […]
John does not tell us exactly who Jesus is talking to in our reading today but I’m pretty sure they are Jewish and possibly from the earlier mentioned crowd. Some of them have apparently become believers while many others have not. He is approaching His final days before the cross so is most likely in […]
John doesn’t go into the details of the daily happenings during Jesus’ last week. Instead he takes us into the personal moments. The first of those moments is when some Greeks seek to meet with Jesus. My bible helps tell me that this is the beginning of the inclusion of the Gentiles in Jesus’ ministry […]
We are joining Jesus in another event that made the cut in all four gospels. It is His entry into Jerusalem on a donkey. He entered that day as the King of Israel in fulfilment of prophecy. John focuses our attention on the crowd in His narrative. This crowd has been following Jesus for a […]
