Daily Bible Verses

I know that my redeemer lives,
    and that in the end he will stand on the earth. JOB 19:25

At Christmas, we remember and celebrate the coming of Christ down to earth. Amidst the mince pies and the carols, the image of Jesus at the forefront of our minds is, understandably, as a newborn in Mary’s arms. 
It’s worthy of the hype. To quote Job, our redeemer lives and stands on the earth. For followers of Jesus today, we can take Job’s words as our own. Our redeemer has stood on the earth;…

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you shall declare to me. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy? … Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that a flood of waters may cover you…

Happy Christmas

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 
² The same was in the beginning with God. 
³ All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made. 
⁴ In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 
⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it. 

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² The same was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made. ⁴ In him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it. 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.   The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

As John’s Gospel opens, we have no mention of a birth,…

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him. 
¹¹ He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him. 
¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name: 
¹³ who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 
¹⁴ The…

“From God’s fullness we have all received, grace upon grace” John 1:16 

Richard Rohr insists that grace is the essence of who God is.  

The goodness of God fills all the gaps of the universe, without discrimination or preference. God is the gratuity of absolutely everything. The space in between everything is not space at all but Spirit. God is the “goodness glue” that holds the dark and light of things together, the free energy that carries all death across the great divide and transmutes it into life. When we say that Christ “paid the debt once and for…

Jesus taught us to pray “Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done on earth as it is in heaven”
The kingdom of heaven is of primary importance, what happens on earth is important but is secondary.
 How does that work out in practice:

¹ On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, ² and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. ³ When the…

¹³ Jesus went to celebrate God’s gift of freedom (in the feast of Passover) at the place set aside for worship (the temple).
¹⁴ Instead of being a place which focused on God and His gifts, the temple was a place focussed on things to be bought and sold.
^15-17 Jesus drove out those whose primary concern was money saying “Stop turning my Father’s house into a market”

Summary:
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Chapter 2 so far:
¹¹Jesus has done the first of his signs and revealed his glory.

Reading:
²³ Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.^[d] 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to…