Let me again say how proud of all of you who are going on this journey with us. We have nearly 200 people doing the Daniel Fast and many more who are reading through John and praying with us. WOW
My prayer for each of us is that we would get to know our Lord Jesus even better. Maybe we would hear from Him as He speaks into the issues and circumstances of our lives.
Coming to John 18 I was struck by the added information gained from the other Gospels (Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 22 & 23). If you have the time, read them all and get a rich and full picture of what Jesus went through for you.
You can be clear on this, Jesus gave His life. They didn’t take it. It was that way from the very beginning of the scene as He goes and meets the mob.
John 18:4-6 (NIV) Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”
5 “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.
“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.)6 When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
Yes, Jesus gave His life. He lovingly, willingly shed His blood to pay the price for your sin and mine.
If your prayer today contained nothing more than these two words, it would be appropriate. The two words are: THANK YOU!
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