April 14, 2003 - May  14, 2003
Daily Devotionals

Monday 14 April 2003

John 9:35, 37
“Do you believe in the Son of Man? You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Tuesday 15 April 2003

John 9:39
“For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Wednesday 16 April 2003

John 9:41
“If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Thursday 17 April 2003
 
John 10:1-3
“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.
 

Tuesday 22 April 2003

John 10:4-5, 7-8
“When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice. I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Wednesday 23 April 2003
 
John 10:9-10
“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.
 

Thursday 24 April 2003

John 10:11-13
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Mon 28 April 2003
 
John 10:14-15
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me — just as the Father knows me and I know the Father — and I lay down my life for the sheep.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.
 

Tuesday 29 April 2003

John 10:16
I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.



Wednesday 30 April 2003

John 10:17-18
“The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life — only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Thursday 1 May 2003

John 10:25-26
“I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father’s name speak for me, but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.
 

Friday 2 May 2003

John 10:27-28
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Monday 5 May 2003

John 10:29
“My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Tuesday 6 May 2003

John 10:32
“I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.

Wednesday 7 May 2003

John 10:34-36
Is it not written in your Law,  “I have said you are gods”? If he called them “gods,” to whom the word of God came — and the Scripture cannot be broken — about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said,  “I am God’s Son”?

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ  as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Thursday 8 May 2003

John 10:37-38
“Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Friday 9 May 2003

John 11:4
“This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Monday 12 May 2003

John 11:7, 9, 10
“Let us go back to Judea. Are there not twelve hours of daylight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees by this world’s light. It is when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he has no light.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.


Tuesday 13 May 2003

John 11:11, 14-15
“Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up. Lazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.

Wednesday 14 May 2003

John 11:23, 25-26
“Your brother will rise again. I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
 
Since February 2001 we have for the most part been working our way through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John taking only the words of Christ as recorded in those Gospels.

"You never exhaust Christ's words. They pass into proverbs, they are enacted into laws, they are consolidated into doctrines, they become consolation for the poor and weary, they grow into the life and transform the character; but they never pass away, and after all the use made of them, they are still as fresh as when first spoken."

Pray that they will grow into our lives and transform our characters. Memorise them, meditate on them. They are food for our souls.