Chester ARP Devotional Podcast

The crowd and the Pharisees are starting to line up against each other over Jesus and his identity. The crowd is intrigued and are beginning to beleive while the Pharisees and chief priests are growing more and more skeptical.Â

Jesus told the crowd that they failed to see him as he is becase they weren't doing God's will. Our faith is confirmed when we are doing the will of God -- beleiving in Christ and loving others.

The ordinary people conversed about who Jesus is during the time in which he lived. The leaders had an opinion, but ordinary people were open to faith. The same is true today.

Do you have members of your family or friends who don't know the Lord? Don't give up on them. The Lord can always work to bring them to himself. Jesus's own brothers are proof.

After Jesus's hard sayings about having to grow in our understanding of life with him and the importance of committing our lives to him, many of his disciples walked away in John 6. But, the twelve, led by Peter, said, "To whom shall we go for eternal life?" They knew he is the only way. Do you? Are you willing to commit to him as well?

Jesus meets are greatest needs in his abundant grace. All of whom call upon him in faith and trust him with their lives will be saved and raised up on the last day. Guaranteed. Let us find comfort in his grace.

The crowd who ate their full when Jesus fed the 5,000 wanted more food to fill their bellies again. They didn't understand or want to move deeper with Jesus. They were fully satisfied with having their material needs met. We must dive deeper in our relationship with Christ.

Jesus showed up in the midst of the storm when the disciples were catching a breather over night. He comforted them and demonstrated his power to save them. He'll do the same for you.

Jesus did the impossible when he fed the 5,000 on the banks of the Sea of Tiberias. The call on those folks was to trust him with their lives after he proved his trustworthiness with the miracle of feeding them all. He calls us to do the same.

Jesus told the Jewish leaders that he had more witnesses than they could imagine to prove his identity as God's Son. When seriously considred, the reality of Christ being the Savior of the World is unmistakable. Do you beleive that?

Jesus clearly stated that he is the Son of God and the one who possesses the authroty of God to grant eternal life to the fiathful and to judge the wicked. He was not confused. And, he is worthy of our faith.

The Jewish leaders missed the work of God in the life of the invalid who walked by the Pool at Bethesda. Why? Because they were focused on their own laws and the minor violations of them. They failed to see the point of God's Law and therefore failed to see Jesus's work.

Jesus healed the official's son to demonstrate his ability to heal and fulfill his promises. When Jesus says that he gives new life to those who follow him, he means it. This sign proves it. Faith is our natural response to Jesus's healing power.

Jesus said that his food is to do the will of his Father in heaven. Doing his will sustained Jesus, and it does the same for us. We testify to his glory.

Jesus told the woman at the well that she had access to God through regardless of her sinful lifestyle. She was not allowed to remain in that lifestyle, but it did not disqualify her from access to God through Christ. Her worship, and ours, is a matter of the heart.

Jesus offers access to God for all people. Whereas the Old Testament religion limited access to God by design, Jesus opened it up to any and all who would come to him in faith. This blessed hope is ours eternally.

John the Baptist exalted Jesus in every way that he could. We are to do the same.

God sent His Son into the world to save them from their unbelief and the rewards that follow unbeleif. He didn't come to condemn; rather, we condemn ourselves in our unbelief. There is hope in trusting Jesus, for our eternal life is guaranteed in him.

We should be thankful that we are born agian in Christ if we are Christians and pray for others to be born again so they can expereince life with Christ as well.

Jesus came to give access to God, and we have it through faith in him. Let us not take it for granted.