HE IS THE CHOSEN ONE OF GOD — John 1:33-34

[John the Baptizer said,] "I didn't know [Jesus] was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God." — John 1:33-34 NLT

Our goal of spending a year in the Gospel of John is to reach this same point that John the Baptizer did! We want to know what Jesus did; so when we reach the end of this year, we can say something similar to John, "I have seen and know that Jesus is the Chosen One of God." When we realize that Jesus is a man, we also need to realize that he is more than a man: He is God with us, God's Son. Then, suddenly, everything is different! We realize we are valued by the Creator of the universe. We realize that we are not random sets of mutations, infinitesimal specks of dust in a great expanse of randomness. We are known and loved by God. He sent us his Son to be our Savior so we can be his children.

Today's Prayer

O God, my heavenly Father, help me understand what it means for Jesus to be your Son. Strengthen my grip on this conviction and deepen my faith so that I can hold onto the wonder and grace you have given me by sending your Son to be my Savior and Lord. In Jesus' saving name, I pray. Amen.

Related Scripture Readings
Matthew 16:13-16
Romans 10:9-13
John 3:36, 20:30-31

"He will give grace and glory." — Psalms 84:11

Bounteous is Jehovah in his nature; to give is his delight. His gifts are beyond measure precious, and are as freely given as the light of the sun. He gives grace to his elect because he wills it, to his redeemed because of his covenant, to the called because of his promise, to believers because they seek it, to sinners because they need it. He gives grace abundantly, seasonably, constantly, readily, sovereignly; doubly enhancing the value of the boon by the manner of its bestowal. Grace in all its forms he freely renders to his people: comforting, preserving, sanctifying, directing, instructing, assisting grace, he generously pours into their souls without ceasing, and he always will do so, whatever may occur. Sickness may befall, but the Lord will give grace; poverty may happen to us, but grace will surely be afforded; death must come but grace will light a candle at the darkest hour. Reader, how blessed it is as years roll round, and the leaves begin again to fall, to enjoy such an unfading promise as this, "The Lord will give grace."
The little conjunction "and" in this verse is a diamond rivet binding the present with the future: grace and glory always go together. God has married them, and none can divorce them. The Lord will never deny a soul glory to whom he has freely given to live upon his grace; indeed, glory is nothing more than grace in its Sabbath dress, grace in full bloom, grace like autumn fruit, mellow and perfected. How soon we may have glory none can tell! It may be before this month of October has run out we shall see the Holy City; but be the interval longer or shorter, we shall be glorified ere long. Glory, the glory of heaven, the glory of eternity, the glory of Jesus, the glory of the Father, the Lord will surely give to his chosen. Oh, rare promise of a faithful God!

Two golden links of one celestial chain:
Who owneth grace shall surely glory gain.

God Never Slumbers Nor Sleeps

“Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.” Psalm 121:4

He that sustains you shall never sleep nor slumber. He shall watch His Word to perform. Until His last word of promise to you is accomplished, He will not rest for your sake. He will make sure all that concerns you is intact with Him. Believe the Word of the Lord and cleave to it, because of His Word for your life, day in and day out, He is preparing and causing everything to fall into place.

His Spirit is restless because He wants to make a statement with your life. He wants to prove to the world that, indeed, He is the Lord, your God. He that has promised you a year of multiplication is steadfastly ordering your steps. He is up to go ahead of you so you don't crash. Walk in the line He is towing for you, to make it easy in working out things in your life for His glory. He sees your daily moves.

Make sure you sin not or engage yourself in vain conversations, for He that watches over you neither sleeps nor slumbers.

Prayer
Thank You, Lord, that You don't slumber or sleep.

Captain Machchhar was the captain of FlyDubai Flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv with around 174 passengers on board.

More than two hours into the flight, his Omani co-pilot allegedly snapped — pulling a knife and stabbing Captain Machchhar inside the cockpit in what Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is now calling an attempted jihadist terror attack to kill all 174 passengers on board.

Emergency codes 7700 and then 7500 - hijack - screaming across the radar. The aircraft plunged from 34,000 feet to 16,000 feet in seconds, dropping 14,300 feet in just 37 seconds.

Captain Smit managed to open the cockpit door, he was critically injured. An Israeli doctor on board helped to stabilize his condition. Israeli passengers stormed the cockpit, Yaniv (passenger) subdued the Omani copilot and pulled up the control column, stabizing the plane, & two airline deadheading pilots stepped in & took control of the aircraft, landing it safely on a re-direct to Saudi Arabia.

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THEY FOLLOWED JESUS!' — John 1:35-37

The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, "Look! There is the Lamb of God!" When John's two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.— John 1:35-37 NLT

John had already talked about Jesus being the "Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." [1] This time, however, his identification of Jesus as the Lamb of God provokes a response from two of his own disciples. They followed Jesus. They shifted their allegiance from the human messenger to the glorious Message.

As disciples of Jesus, our goal is to resist preacher or teacher infatuation - our faith shouldn't be built on a preacher, a pastor, a teacher, an evangelist, or anyone other than Jesus. We should remember the goal of every messenger's ministry should always be to get people to follow the Savior. Make sure your faith and hope are tied to Jesus and not to one of his messengers. The glory of any preacher's or teacher's message should be Jesus, not that particular messenger's style or personality. Let's make sure we follow Jesus; our doing so should be the true objective of a Christian messenger!

[1] John 1:29.

Today's Prayer

Father, thank you for those who have powerfully influenced my life toward faith. Your messengers who taught me about Jesus, stirred my heart to faith, and called me to righteousness are precious to me. However, dear Father, please guard me against valuing your messengers so much that I forget to seek Jesus as your living and enduring Word. By the power of your Holy Spirit, nudge me away from an over-dependence on human messengers and help me to follow your Son wholeheartedly. In Jesus' name, I live and pray. Amen
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Related Scripture Readings
Acts 14:11-15
1 Corinthians 3:5-9
2 Corinthians 4:5-7

Thank you Jesus for loving me even when I don't deserve it, you love me anyway