Seeking Jesus First

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Seeking Jesus First Feb. 19, 2026

A Prophet Has No Honor Today’s Reading: John 4:43–45 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “Then after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee. For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.” (John 4:43–44,

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The Gifts of the Spirit in the Life of Jesus

Primary Reading: John 4:1–42 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) When we read the account of Jesus and the woman at the well, we are not only witnessing compassion and evangelism—we are watching the gifts of the Spirit in operation. Paul later writes, “But the manifestation

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Seeking Jesus First Feb. 18, 2026

From Testimony to Faith Today’s Reading: John 4:39–42 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified…” (John 4:39, NKJV) What began as a private conversation at a

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Seeking Jesus First Feb. 17, 2026

One Sows and Another Reaps Today’s Reading: John 4:31–42 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “For in this the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered

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Seeking Jesus First Feb. 16, 2026

Lift Up Your Eyes Today’s Reading: John 4:35–36 (Read the full passage before reflecting below.) “Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already

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I Have Food to Eat Part Two

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 4:31–32, NKJV) The disciples return from town

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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–

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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.

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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

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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

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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:

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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

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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,

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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

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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:

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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