Then, Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear. The slaves name was Malchus. Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup which the Father has given me.” John 18:10, 11 Lord, Peter was acting on […]
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Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so, if you seek Me, let these men go.” This was to fulfill the word which He had spoken, “Of those whom Thou gavest Me I lost not one. John 18:8, 9 Thank You Lord for watching over us just as You watched over Your disciples. […]
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Then Jesus, knowing all that was to befall Him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” They answered Him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am He.” Judas who betrayed Him was standing with them. John 18:4, 5 Lord our minds have been refreshed with this story because we just […]
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So Judas, procuring a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there (garden) with lanterns and torches and weapons. John 18:3 Lord evil is hard for me to understand. All this evil in this world is hard for all of us. It reminds us that this world is […]
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Now Judas, who betrayed Him, (Jesus) also knew the place; for Jesus often met there with His disciples. John 18:2 Thank You Lord for knowing our hearts and our motives. Thank You that there are no secrets that are kept from You. Thank You for touching our lives with the reality of who You are […]
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When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples across the Kidron valley, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered. John 18:1 Lord we know the rest of the story. We just experienced Easter of 2012. The story is the same every year but somehow You continue to […]
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(Jesus continued) “I made known to them Thy name, and I made it known, that the love with which Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” John 17:26 Thank You Lord for Your love….Your unconditional love. Thank You for giving us Your love. Oh to be like You Lord full […]
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(Jesus continued) “Oh righteous Father, the world has not known Thee, but I have known Thee; and these know that Thou hast sent Me.” John 17:25 Lord, Sunday is Easter Sunday. It is the day You rose from the dead. Today for all of us that love You it is a great day of celebration […]
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(Jesus continued) “Father, I desire that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, may be with Me where I am, to behold My glory which Thou hast given Me in Thy love for Me before the foundation of the world.” John 17:24 Thank You Lord for Your love. John helps us see in this verse […]
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(Jesus continued) “The glory which Thou hast given Me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and Thou in Me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me and hast loved them even as Thou […]
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