Today's Bowl of Encouragement by Herb Cotton
Bible Text for Today's Meditation and Application:
John 1:11-13 King James Version (KJV)
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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My Reflections on the Word of God Today:
The following verse was spoken in my hearing last week, and the idea for today's topic was born. The setting is a blind man that was given his sight by Jesus; the Son of God and self-identified as the Son of Man.
John 9:30 King James Version (KJV)
30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
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I did a Google Search asking the question, "Where does it say, "I am the Son of Man?" The answer I got said in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke 69 times.
On the other hand, another major search app told me, "I just don't get this gender thing." Of vital importance is what Jesus said about Himself, and how essential it is that we know Him.
John 14:6 King James Version (KJV)
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Do you know Jesus? Do you have a personal relationship with Him?
John 1:12 King James Version (KJV)
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Philippians 3:10-11 New English Translation (NET Bible)
10 My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
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Prayer Offered to Our Father in Heaven:
Father, hallowed be Your name. Lord God Almighty, the words of the Apostle Paul represents the aim of my heart, and with our whole heart, I pray that everyone who reads or hears this message will with one voice unite in saying, Amen.
James 1:22 King James Version (KJV)
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
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