Daily Devotion

And so I ask you, dear Lady: let us all love one another. This is no new command I am writing to you; it is the command which we have had from the beginning. This love I speak of means that we must live in obedience to God’s commands. The command, as you have all… Read more

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A third time Jesus said, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ Peter became sad because Jesus asked him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ and so he said to him ‘Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Take care of my sheep’.      (verse 17) Read… Read more

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‘The man’s servants came to him and said, “Sir, it was good seed you sowed in your paddock; where did the weeds come from?” “It was some enemy who did this,” he answered. “Do you want us to go and pull up the weeds?” they asked him. “No,” he answered, “because as you gather the… Read more

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But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God, always patient, always kind and faithful. Turn to me and have mercy on me; strengthen me and save me, because I serve you just as my mother did. Show me proof of your goodness, Lord; those who hate me will be ashamed when they see… Read more

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As the sun was rising, Jesus stood at the water’s edge, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Then he asked them, ‘Young men, haven’t you caught anything?’ ‘Not a thing’, they answered.  He said to them, ‘Throw your net out on the right side of the boat and you will catch some’…. Read more

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In his disciples’ presence Jesus performed many other miracles which are not written down in this book. But these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you may have life.  (verses 30,31) Read John 20: 19-31 I… Read more

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Behind him came Simon Peter, and he went straight into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there and the cloth which had been around Jesus’ head. It was not lying with the linen wrappings but was rolled up by itself. Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in;… Read more

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‘Father! You have given them to me, and I want them to be with me where I am, so that they may see my glory, the glory you gave me; for you loved me before the world was made. Righteous Father! The world does not know you, but I know you, and these know that… Read more

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‘Just as I do not belong to the world, they do not belong to the world. Dedicate them to yourself by means of the truth; your word is truth. I sent them into the world, just as you sent me into the world. And for their sake I dedicate myself to you, in order that… Read more

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That same day Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it, while the crowd stood on the shore. He used parables to tell them many things.  ‘Once there was… Read more

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