Pastor Terry Lema's Daily Devotions
  • Home
  • Past Devotions
  • Support
  • Contact
Tag:

Word

by TerryLema August 25, 2022

The Gospel of John is so amazing. Awesomely amazing!  It has been referred to as the “Spiritual Gospel.”

It begins with the divine genealogy of Jesus. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” [John 1:1]

That first chapter proclaims that “The Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” [vs 14 HCSB]

John’s Gospel also records seven “I AM” statements that further our understanding of Jesus’ ministry in the world. They link Jesus to the OT revelation God gave to Moses as the “I AM WHO I AM.”  [JEHOVAH/YAHWEH]

“I am the bread of life.” [John 6]

“I am the light of the world.” [John 8]

“I am the door.” [John 10]

“I am the good shepherd.” [John 10]

“I am the resurrection and the life.” [John 11]

“I am the way the truth and the life.” [John 14]

“I am the true vine.” [John 15]

But even though Jesus applies God’s name to Himself in John 8:58 and John 18:4-5, it is not until the end of the book that we find the ultimate declaration of who Jesus is. And it comes from an unlikely source, in a surprising way.

More tomorrow

August 25, 2022 0 comment
FacebookEmail

In the beginning …

by TerryLema December 8, 2020

There are three genealogies of Christ Jesus in the Scriptures.  There is a lot of debate about the differences found in those contained in Matthew’s Gospel and Luke’s Gospel. Many scholars look at Matthew’s Gospel as the genealogy of Jesus through Joseph’s line, and Luke’s Gospel as the genealogy of Jesus through Mary’s lineage. I am not a great scholar so I will let you decide what you think.

There is a third genealogy of Christ Jesus found in Scripture. It is in John’s Gospel. And it is amazing! It is the Divine genealogy of Christ Jesus.

“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 men.” [John 1:1-4]

The true wonder of Christmas is that it is not the beginning of Christ! Sometimes we think it all started in the manger – it didn’t!  It started before the foundation of the world.

1 Peter 1:18-20: “For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from the fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. He was chosen before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the times for you.” [HCSB]

Before the world was created, God had a plan to redeem fallen mankind. The Word, God’s Son, would come to earth to bring grace and truth, and to open the way for us into the Father’s House.

Long before the manger, the Word embraced the Cross. He agreed to leave the glory of heaven and come to earth to shed His precious blood for us.  The Word became the Lamb of God.

We celebrate our redemption this Christmas Season in light of that wondrous glory of Christmas that the manger was not the beginning!

December 8, 2020 0 comment
FacebookEmail

Comment notes:

We have disabled comments on the blog, but invite you to join our Facebook page and share your comments.

Pastor Terry Lema

Pastor Terry Lema has been married for 53 years, and has 3 children and 3 grandsons. Terry graduated from Trinity Bible College, and and recently retired as Lead Pastor at The Way Church in Middleton, Idaho.

  • Facebook
  • Email

@2022 Pastor Terry Lema. All Right Reserved. By: Rodli Web Strategies


Back To Top
Pastor Terry Lema's Daily Devotions
  • Home
  • Past Devotions
  • Support
  • Contact