Weekly Memory Verse:
No one has ever seen God. The One and Only Son -- the One who is at the Father's side -- He has revealed Him.
John 1:18 (HCSB)
Meditation Thought:
God's most prominent spokesman was Jesus. How much time to I spend reading Jesus' teachings so I can know God?
Today's Reading - John 1:1-18 (GNT) Choose another translation
In the beginning the Word already existed; the Word was with God, and the Word was God. From the very beginning the Word was with God. Through him God made all things; not one thing in all creation was made without him.
The Word was the source of life, and this life brought light to people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.
God sent his messenger, a man named John, who came to tell people about the light, so that all should hear the message and believe. He himself was not the light; he came to tell about the light.
This was the real light---the light that comes into the world and shines on all people. The Word was in the world, and though God made the world through him, yet the world did not recognize him. He came to his own country, but his own people did not receive him. Some, however, did receive him and believed in him; so he gave them the right to become God's children. They did not become God's children by natural means, that is, by being born as the children of a human father; God himself was their Father.
The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us. We saw his glory, the glory which he received as the Father's only Son. John spoke about him. He cried out, "This is the one I was talking about when I said, 'He comes after me, but he is greater than I am, because he existed before I was born.' " Out of the fullness of his grace he has blessed us all, giving us one blessing after another. God gave the Law through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. The only Son, who is the same as God and is at the Father's side, he has made him known.
(Today's reading came from the Good News Translation)
5 comments:
Answering the question in the meditation thought today makes me reflect on what I do with most of my time.
What's the plan? Do I have a goal? What do I need to do to accomplish my goal? Is my goal in line with God's plan?
As a child, everytime I was in trouble, my mom made me memorize this book of the bible... I got to know it quite well. It was kind of strange reading it in another translation.
Himself, Pastor, Friends, Scriptures, music and strangers, to name a few in no particular order. Last week for example I had trouble finding both my Bible & my 50 Day Journal. So I just grabbed a book that I had been reading before the 50 Days started. I opened the book to where I had left off & read a few pages about God's sovereignty. Went to Wednesday night Bible study a couple hours later & what should Pastor pray during his opening prayer but God's sovereignty.
I know I should be spending more time in the Scriptures then I do but life has a way of eroding at time. At least this 50 days has caused me to refocus on setting some time aside. Timing!
I want to spend more time reading God's Word in order to know Him better. I agree with Stephen that it is strange reading this passage in this translation and I find that I want to quote it the way I memorized it long ago.
I want to spend more time reading God's Word in order to know Him better. I agree with Stephen that it is strange reading this passage in this translation and I find that I want to quote it the way I memorized it long ago.
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