John Seeking Jesus First Feb. 13, 2026 I Have Food to Eat Part One Today’s Reading: John 4:31–34 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, ‘Rabbi, eat.’ But He said to them, ‘I have food to eat of which you do not know.’” (John 4:31–
John Seeking Jesus first Feb. 12, 2025 Come, See a Man Today’s Reading: John 4:27–30 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” (John 4:29, NKJV) The conversation at the well has reached its turning point.
John Seeking Jesus First Feb. 11, 2026 I Who Speak to You Am He Today’s Reading: John 4:19–26 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “Jesus said to her, ‘I who speak to you am He.’” (John 4:26, NKJV) After Jesus gently exposes the truth about her life, the Samaritan woman shifts the
John Seeking Jesus First Feb. 10, 2026 Go, Call Your Husband Today’s Reading: John 4:15–18 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “Jesus said to her, ‘Go, call your husband, and come here.’” (John 4:16, NKJV) The conversation has been gentle so far. Jesus has spoken of living water—of a gift that
Speaking to Americans EVEN HEAVEN HAS AN IMMIGRATION POLICY The Kingdom of God: Open Invitation, Defined Entrance, Transformed Citizenship Scripture reveals something profoundly important: the most inclusive kingdom in existence still has a defined entrance. Heaven is not borderless chaos. It is an ordered kingdom ruled by a King. “For through Him we both have access by one Spirit
Speaking to Americans ACCEPTING LEGAL IMMIGRANTS A Biblical Model of Borders, Belonging, and Mutual Honor I. GOD ESTABLISHES NATIONS, BORDERS, AND LAWS Scripture is unambiguous: God establishes nations and assigns their boundaries. “And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their
Speaking to Americans HONORING THE BORDERS OF NATIONS A Biblical Theology of Boundaries, Inheritance, and Peace I. GOD IS THE AUTHOR OF BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES The Bible does not treat borders as arbitrary political lines. Scripture presents boundaries as established by God Himself. “You have established all the boundaries of the earth.” (Psalm 74:17, NKJV) “When the
Speaking to Americans Obeying the Laws of the Nation Without Dishonoring God A New Covenant Perspective I. GOD IS THE SOURCE OF ALL AUTHORITY — BUT HE DELEGATES IT The Bible is clear: authority itself originates with God, but God delegates authority to men to steward order, justice, and peace in the earth. “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For
John Seeking Jesus First Feb. 9, 2026 Living Water Today’s Reading: John 4:10–14 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” (John 4:
Purity Under the Flow A vessel once held many things- yesterday’s contents, old residue, the stains of what lingered too long. Scooping water in and pouring it out changed very little. A quick rinse left the marks untouched. The container still remembered what once lived inside. But when it was placed under pure,
John Seeking Jesus First Feb. 6, 2026 Give Me a Drink Today’s Reading: John 4:7–9 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give Me a drink.’” (John 4:7, NKJV) The conversation at the well begins with a request—simple, human, and
John Seeking Jesus First Feb. 5, 2026 (Bonus Devotion) Sent to the Lost Sheep Supplemental Reading: Matthew 15:24; Luke 15:1–7 (Read alongside John 4:1–6.) “But He answered and said, ‘I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’” (Matthew 15:24, NKJV) When Jesus “needed” to go through Samaria,
John Seeking Jesus First Feb. 5, 2026 Jesus Had to Pass Through Samaria Today’s Reading: John 4:1–6 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “But He needed to go through Samaria.” (John 4:4, NKJV) At first glance, this sentence sounds like geography. In truth, it is theology. Jesus did not have to go
John Seeking Jesus First Feb. 3, 2026 From Heaven and Above All Today’s Reading: John 3:31–36 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.” (John 3:
John Seeking Jesus First Feb. 2, 2026 He Must Increase Today’s Reading: John 3:28–30 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30, NKJV) John the Baptist now brings his testimony to its most beautiful and mature expression. Having clarified that he is not the Christ,
John Seeking Jesus First Jan. 30, 2026 Given from Heaven Today’s Reading: John 3:22–27 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “John answered and said, ‘A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.’” (John 3:27, NKJV) As the ministry of Jesus continues to grow, a quiet tension
John Seeking Jesus First Jan. 29, 2026 Light Has Come Into the World Today’s Reading: John 3:1–21 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” (John 3:19, NKJV) Jesus
John Seeking Jesus First Jan. 28, 2026 Not to Condemn, But to Save Today’s Reading: John 3:1–21 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not
John Seeking Jesus First Jan. 27, 2026 For God So Loved the World Today’s Reading: John 3:1–21 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16, NKJV) Few
John Seeking Jesus First Jan. 26, 2026 As Moses Lifted Up the Serpent Today’s Reading: John 3:1–21 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
John Seeking Jesus First Jan. 23, 2026 Are You the Teacher of Israel? Today’s Reading: John 3:1–21 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?’” (John 3:10, NKJV) Nicodemus has reached the limit of his understanding.
John Seeking Jesus First Jan. 19, 2025 Born of Water and the Spirit Today’s Reading: John 3:1–21 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “Jesus answered, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.’” (John 3:5, NKJV) As Jesus
John Seeking Jesus First Jan. 22, 2026 How Can These Things Be? Today’s Reading: John 3:1–21 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “Nicodemus said to Him, ‘How can a man be born when he is old?’” (John 3:4, NKJV) Nicodemus’ response to Jesus is honest—and very human. When Jesus speaks of
John Seeking Jesus First Jan. 21, 2026 You Must Be Born Again Today’s Reading: John 3:1–21 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” (John 3:3, NKJV) Nicodemus comes to
John Seeking Jesus First Jan. 20, 2026 A Teacher Come from God Today’s Reading: John 3:1–21 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night…” (John 3:1–2, NKJV) John now introduces us to
