Matthew 8:18-22 “Notice what you notice.” As is my wont, I often look at other translations when I want to get some sense of how others have interpreted Jesus’ words. The Message is particularly good for that, but Eugene Peterson often goes to extreme lengths with some of his wording. Today I also looked at …
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July 1 / John 10:1-21
John 10:1-21 “Notice what you notice.” These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? (v. 21) The previous two verses pointed to a division among the Jews (the Jewish leaders) in their reaction to Jesus’ parable of the Good Shepherd. What’s …
July 2019 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jul John 10:1-21 21 02-Jul Matt. 8:18-22 5 03-Jul Luke 9:51-62 12 04-Jul Matt. 11:20-30 11 05-Jul Luke 10:1-9 9 06-Jul Luke 10:13-24 12 07-Jul Luke 10:25-37 13 08-Jul Luke 10:38-42 5 09-Jul Luke 11:37-44 8 10-Jul Luke 11:45-54 10 11-Jul Luke 12:1-12 12 12-Jul Luke 12:13-21 9 13-Jul Luke 12:35-48 14 …
June 30 / John 9:35-41
John 9:35-41 “Notice what you notice.” Jesus makes two statements that were confusing to me: First, he says …so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind. (v. 39b) Then, he adds If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, ‘We see,’ …
June 29 / John 9:24-34
John 9:24-34 “Notice what you notice.” Except for the Resurrection and raising Lazarus from the dead, I believe Jesus’ healing a man born blind is His greatest miracle. And I’m even arguing with myself about Lazarus, since Jesus had brought others back to life. I rate Lazarus higher because he had been three days in …
June 28 / John 9:13-23
John 9:13-23 “Notice what you notice.” …the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. (v. 22b) How could the Jewish leaders have been so hard-headed that they would completely pre-judge Jesus in spite of the works/miracles that they had seen him …
June 27 / John 9:1-12
John 9:1-12 “Notice what you notice.” It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. (v. 3) This verse intrigued me, but not in the sense in which it was written. That is, the following verse seems to explain that …
June 26 / John 8:48-59
John 8:48-59 “Notice what you notice.” The rise and fall in this chapter is intriguing. It begins with Jesus’ encounter with the adulterous woman. My sense is that His failure to judge the woman or to point specifically to the Jews and their faults led many to honor Him – if only in some small …
June 25 / John 8:37-47
John 8:37-47 “Notice what you notice.” Wow! It is becoming more clear to me that when John mentions “the Jews” that he is speaking of the religious leaders. So effectively from yesterday, a few of the Jews had begun to follow Him, but had turned away again when Jesus talked about them being “free indeed”. …
June 24 / John 8:31-36
John 8:31-36 “Notice what you notice.” Today I’m still confused, but less so and for a different reason. We left yesterday with some from the crowd believing in Jesus. Today begins with Jesus speaking to those Jews who had believed in Him: If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; …