7/30 John 14:28
Remember what I told you: I am going away, but I will come back to you again. If you really love me, you will be very happy for me, because now I can go to the Father, who is greater than I am.
HERE
Jesus is here. He lives in our heart. We are never without Him. Stop for just a minute and acknowledge His great love for you. Jesus loves you and you are not alone.
Category - Devotionals
7/29 John 14:27
“I am leaving you with a gift — peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn’t like the peace the world gives. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
TROUBLED
DO NOT BE TROUBLED. Jesus is on your side. He will never leave you. He will make a way and you will not be overrun. The Lord is good and His love is everlasting and exactly shaped to fit you. Jesus loves you and offers His lasting peace for you.
7/28 John 14:25-26
I am telling you these things now while I am still with you. 26 But when the Father sends the Counselor as my representative — and by the Counselor I mean the Holy Spirit — he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I myself have told you.
LOVES
God loves us so much that He has always been seeking our best. The Lord God is great, He is good and His love is immeasurable. His very essence is love. Therefore He is providing everything we need in Jesus Christ. When we come into His family we have access to all the riches of the Godhead right now. Jesus loves you.
7/27 John 14:24
Anyone who doesn’t love me will not do what I say. And remember, my words are not my own. This message is from the Father who sent me.
JESUS
Jesus was sent to each one of us. For God so loved the world that He gave His only special son. He came for me and for you. He knows everything about us and is always seeking our best good. Help me Lord to listen and obey. Jesus is Lord.
7/26 John 14:22-23
Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, “Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?” 23 Jesus replied, “All those who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and live with them.
OBEY
It is important that we let our heart knowledge connect with our head knowledge. Discipline enables us to do those things we know we should do and even have promised to do. Our problem is not that we don’t know enough about Jesus. Our problem is obedience. Will I obey the Lord? That is the question. My call is clear. His Word is emphatic. Will I obey the Lord?
7/25 John 14:21
Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them, and I will love them. And I will reveal myself to each one of them.”
OBEDIENCE
When we are filled with Jesus we will do what He says. When we can’t seem to get ourselves to do what Jesus says we must look at ourselves. Obedience is a critical part of the Christian lifestyle. As we grow in Christ we will become more obedient to what Jesus says.
7/24 John 14:18-20
No, I will not abandon you as orphans — I will come to you. 19 In just a little while the world will not see me again, but you will. For I will live again, and you will, too. 20 When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
ETERNAL
Jesus brings eternal life to us. He is life. He gives us light for living so that we can see our way. His protection is complete and eternal. Jesus will never leave us.
7/23 John 14:15-17
“If you love me, obey my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, who will never leave you. 17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world at large cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you do, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.
OBEDIENCE
Jesus loves obedience more than sacrifice. Jesus says that our love for Him will be manifested in our body and result in changing the way we act. Filled with the Spirit I will act more like Jesus.
7/22 John 14:12-14
“The truth is, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. 13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, because the work of the Son brings glory to the Father. 14 Yes, ask anything in my name, and I will do it!
ALIKE
When we come into God’s family we will begin to act like Jesus. Since Christ saved us and guides us and protects, forgives and loves us we are led to become more like Jesus. The more we love the Lord the more we will act like Jesus. The more we love Jesus, people, submission and obedience the more we will act like Jesus. In our lifetime we are on a journey to become exactly like Jesus.
7/21 John 14:10-11
Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I say are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me. 11 Just believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of what you have seen me do.
BELIEVE
We either believe the words of Jesus or we disbelieve. Those are the choices. There is not choice that is fence sitting putting off until tomorrow what we can only do today. Ask Jesus to come into your heart and save you. He will do that and give you new life at the same time. Jesus is Lord.