John 3:12-21

God So Loved the World John 3:12-21 (NLT) Jesus is still talking to Nicodemus But if you don't even believe me when I tell you about things that happen here on earth, how can you possibly believe if I tell you what is going on in heaven? For only I, the Son of Man, have come to earth and will return to heaven again. And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so I, the Son of Man, must be lifted up on a pole, so that everyone who believes in me will have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it. There is no judgment awaiting those who trust him. But those who do not trust him have already been judged for not believing in the only Son of God. Their judgment is based on this fact: The light from heaven came into the world, but they loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness. They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished. But those who do what is right come to the light gladly, so everyone can see that they are doing what God wants.

John 3:1-11

Nicodemus And Jesus John 3:1-11 Nicodemus was a man of the Pharisees and a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, "Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou first, except God be with him." ` Jesus answered and said unto him,"Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus saith unto him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?" Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." Nicodemus answered and said unto him, "How can these things be?" Jesus answered and said unto him, "Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness." Note I used my KJV so it has some of the old English words being used. Blweth, listeth, hearest, goeth, kowest. But if you read it through I believe you can understand what it is saying. In these verses it show us that we have already been born of the water and when we accept Christ as our Savior we receive the Spirit. Without Christ we are just flesh. The wind we can hear it but don't know where it comes from and where it goes. We don't see the Spirit where it comes from and where it goes.

John 2:13-25

Jesus And The Temple(NLT) It was the time for the annual Passover celebration and Jesus went to Jerusalem. In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and loves for sacrifices; and he saw money changers behind their counters. Jesus mad a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and open, scattered the money changers' coins over the floor, and turned over their tables. Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, "Get these things out of here. Don't turn my Father's house into a marketplace!" "What right to you have to do these things?" the Jewish leaders demanded. "If you have this authority from God, show us a miraculous sign to prove it." "All right," Jesus replied, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." "What!" they exclaimed, "It took forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can do it in three days?" But by "this temple," Jesus meant his body. After he was raised from the dead, the disciples remembered that he had said this. And they believed both Jesus and the Scriptures. Because of the miraculous signs he did in Jerusalem and the Passover celebration, many people were convinced that he was indeed the Messiah. But Jesus didn't trust them, because he knew what people were really like. No one needed to tell him about human nature.

An Aha Moment

Today came one of those Aha moments. It lasted for only a few seconds but what a moment. It has been a quiet afternoon. After getting home from working, doctor appointment and grocery shopping I laid down for about and hour. When I awoke my husband was resting on the couch and listening to some relaxing music. I sat down next to him and just enjoyed being there with him. It was such a precious moment my head on his chest. A kind of moment that I long for-just a quiet time with my him. God is so good. He knew I needed the aha moment.

Mother And Son

Before we go on to the next verses in John 2 I thought it would be a wise thing to do is to look at John 2:1-12 again. It is the recording of Jesus' first miracle. According to The MacArthur Bible Commentary by John MacArthur this is the first sign performed by Jesus which demonstrate His deity=turning water into wine. Only God can create from nothing. In the book of John along eight miracles are confirmed and tells us who Jesus is. The fact that Jesus' mother, Jesus and His disciples suggests that it might have been the wedding of a relative. The wine was subject to fermentation. The ancient world, however, to quench thirst without inducing drunkenness, wine was diluted with water to between one-third and one-tenth of its strength. Wine mixed with water was safer to drink than water alone. The Bible condemns drunkenness but it does not necessarily condemn the consumption of wine. The wine that was served had water in it.

John 2:1-11

Jesus Turns Water Into Wine There was a marriage taking place in Cana of Galilee and Jesus and his disciples were asked to come to the wedding. Jesus's mother was there also. They needed wine at the wedding and Jesus' mother told Jesus this. Jesus asks his mother, "How does this concerns you or me. My time has not yet come." Jesus' mother told the servants to do whatever Jesus tells them to do. There were six water pots available and Jesus told the servants to fill the water pots with water. They filled them up. They were to draw out the water and bear it into the governor of the feast. And so that is what they did. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it came from. The servants knew where it came from. The governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and said unto him, "Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but you have kept the good wine until now. This was the beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

John 1:43-51

In yesterdays reading we read about Andrew finding his brother Simon Peter so that Peter could see Jesus. Today we read about Philip being found by Jesus and was asked to become a disciple of Jesus. Also Philip went off to look for Nathanael and he told him, We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about!His name is Jesus the son of Joseph from Nazareth." Nathanael asked if anything good come from Nazareth. Philip replied, "Come and see for yourself." As the men approached Jesus He replied, "Here comes an honest man a true son of Israel. Nathanael asked Jesus how He knew about him. Jesus told him that he could see him under the tree before Philip found him. Nathanael remarked, "You are the Son of God-the King of Israel!" Jesus asked Nathanael "Do you believe all this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this." Then he said, "The truth is you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down upon the Son of Man."