Today I started something I have been wanting to do for awhile. My plan is to study John slowly by digging into two or three verses a day dependent on time. So today I read through John 1, and then dug into verses 1 and 2. There was so much more there than even what I found in my time this morning, so I can see this may end up getting dragged out longer.
Anyway, here are my thoughts from today.
Wow, just reading through John 1 stirred such an awe and wonder of our God. How amazing He is!!! Makes me so excited about what He has to show me through this journey.
John 1:1 - This always blows me away, Jesus always was, God always was. So often in this world, people call those who believe silly, crazy etc but how is it these books are altogether in the bible and oh so connected. Just looking at cross references to "the beginning" and there is Proverbs 8:22-31 talking about God's wisdom being there from the beginning, but it just encompasses yet another most amazing part of Him. His wisdom rejoiced in Him creating this world, how equally we should rejoice in Him.
Rev 21:6 - And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts." Not only was He the Beginning, He is the End but He freely gives to us who thirst. How I want to thirst for Him!
John 1:2 - Interestingly, I read KJV and NKJV and KJV said the same was in the beginning with God and the NJKV said He was in the beginning with God. This just highlights to me how much I need to remember that God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit can not be viewed in the same light as man. It is with awe and wonder I need to view them. It is not my own preconcieved ideas that will show me that awe and wonder. It is His fountain of the water of life that will bring that awe and wonder.
Perhaps this is a little haphazard, but the Lord just was really reminding me that He is God, He is the one in control. Everything I need I only need to turn to Him. What an amazing Lord we have!!!
