Day 157 - Reading the New Testament in one year.
https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/niv/John.17
John 18:1-18
Jesus Arrested
18 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.
2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. 3 So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.
4 Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”
5 “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.
“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) 6 When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.
8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” 9 This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”[a]
10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)
11 Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”
12 Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him 13 and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. 14 Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.
Peter’s First Denial
15 Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard, 16 but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in.
17 “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter.
He replied, “I am not.”
18 It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.
Jesus Arrested
18 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.
2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. 3 So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.
4 Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”
5 “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.
“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) 6 When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.
8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” 9 This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”[a]
10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)
11 Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”
12 Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him 13 and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. 14 Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.
Peter’s First Denial
15 Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard, 16 but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in.
17 “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter.
He replied, “I am not.”
18 It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.
Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman
“I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart.” PSALM 40:8
The very nature of God’s move has nothing to do with the realm of coercing. It has everything to do with a group of people participating in the life of another Person who is absolutely willing — “I delight to do Your will, O My God” (Psa. 40:8; cf. Heb. 10:7). Willingness is not merely what is described in a dictionary — wanting to do something. No, that is the shell. The kernel and life- content of willingness is Christ. Just as all the virtues of the fruit of the Spirit are Christ, so also willingness is Christ. So whenever willingness is in you, you have met Christ in your being. You have met Him in the form of His disposition of willingness. That is His life. It is the nature of His life within us. It is the way He feels. In the Old Testament, when the tabernacle was being constructed, it was done only by those who had a willing heart. Exodus 35:5 says, “Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze.” To offer something to the Lord is not merely an outward act. “Whoever is of a willing heart” reveals the nature of the people’s offering and the nature of God’s corporate testimony. This is what makes God known on the earth. This is the way He is made known. He is not made known in a forced environment, but in an atmosphere of freedom, an atmosphere where willingness can spring forth. This is because love cannot exist without an atmosphere of freedom. Love freely gives. Love freely goes out. Love freely serves. If you put me under a demand to love by telling me, “You must love me” — that does not express an atmosphere of freedom. That expresses the law of Moses: “Thou shalt.” It is the law. What expresses God is an atmosphere of freedom, willingness, and love. This atmosphere characterizes our relationships in the church life.
Anna, Ariana,Ariel, Rene, and Willie.
Health and Healing
Health and Healing
Vonetta's mom and Willie
Support and Comfort
Praise Alert
Anna is out of the hospital.
Anna is out of the hospital.
National
Conflict between citizens and police officer.
Conflict between citizens and police officer.
International
Israel and Palestine
Iraq
Iraq
Syrians
Ukraine
Missing plane and passengers.
Missing Nigerian Christian girls.
Families of slain Kenyans.
Families of all the recent plane crashes.
Song(s) of the Day.
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Missing Nigerian Christian girls.
Families of slain Kenyans.
Families of all the recent plane crashes.
Song(s) of the Day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KihE0j5qe8
No copyright infringement intended
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