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2012 Day 84 – John 17

24 Saturday Mar 2012

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Today’s reading shows Jesus’ heart clearly as He prays to His Father in heaven. Jesus takes the time to not only lift up His disciples, but also to lift up future believers. In verse 9, speaking about the disciples, He says, “I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours.” How beautiful and reassuring for Jesus to lift up His disciples and clearly make a distinction of who really belonged to Him. Then in verse 20 Jesus talks about us, the future generations, “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,” It is comforting and humbling to know He lifted us up in prayer to the Father. It makes a big difference in my day knowing I am loved and that I am covered in prayer.

2012 Day 82 – John 15

22 Thursday Mar 2012

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There is so much information in this single chapter that I could write something about every sentence, but I’ll just choose two. The first thing that jumps out at me in this chapter is verse 5 where it says, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” Jesus is talking about how our efforts are unfruitful without Him. More importantly, Jesus is the one who provides the nourishment we need to keep us going. He also provides the life that only He can offer us.

The second is in verse 13 where it says, Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. Jesus was talking about the sacrifice He was about to make on our behalf. He was also giving us an example of how we should love each other and showing us that even the unloveable deserve His love and in turn ours.

2012 Day 79 – Luke 22

18 Sunday Mar 2012

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I love reading the different accounts of Jesus’ betrayal, death, and resurrection from each of the Gospels. Luke, in his typical detailed fashion, gives a lot of detail. One thing that stood out to me was in verse 36, He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” When Jesus originally sent out the disciples He sent them out with nothing. Now He is telling them to take money, supplies, and a sword. Jesus knows they will face trials and persecution and will need to be prepared.

Luke’s account also has a unique change to the the account of Jesus’ arrest. In Luke, Jesus heals the servants ear that is cut off by Peter. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. I think this is an important detail that Luke picks up on. It shows that even as Jesus is betrayed, He still has compassion on those who hate Him. Even in the end, Jesus is the perfect example to us.

2012 Day 77 – Matthew 26

16 Friday Mar 2012

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I think one of the most amazing passages in the whole Bible is in the second part of verse 39, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” It is amazing to me that even though Jesus realizes the amount of suffering he will have to endure for us, He still chooses to follow God’s plan. I’m not sure I could knowingly go into the kind of suffering Jesus had to endure. It makes it that much more incredible and precious to me that He has so much love for us.