Come and See: A 30-Day Journey Through the Gospel of John

📚 Introduction

The Gospel of John stands apart from the other three Gospels. While Matthew, Mark, and Luke present a more narrative and historical view of Jesus’ life, John writes with a theological lens, revealing not just what Jesus did—but who He is. From the very first verse, John declares that Jesus is the Word made flesh, fully God and fully man, sent to bring eternal life to the world.

John’s Gospel is deeply personal. It includes intimate conversations, rich symbolism, and bold declarations like “I am the bread of life” and “I am the resurrection and the life.” These “I Am” statements echo the very name of God in the Old Testament and draw us into a deeper understanding of Jesus’ divine identity.

Throughout these 30 days, you’ll walk through key chapters of John’s Gospel, focusing on the words and works of Christ. This study is designed to not only inform your mind but to stir your heart—because John’s ultimate goal is that “you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:31).

So come and see—what Jesus said, what He did, and most of all, who He is. Let your heart be awakened to the One who came full of grace and truth.

📅 Day 1: The Word Became Flesh

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 1:1–14 (NIV)

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 all mankind...
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it...
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Colossians 1:15–17 (NIV)

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
For in him all things were created... and in him all things hold together.

📚 Devotional:

John doesn’t start with a manger—he starts with eternity. Before time began, Jesus was there: the eternal Word, God Himself, through whom all things were created. And yet this divine Word became flesh. He stepped into our broken world, not to crush it, but to dwell among us.

This is the stunning truth of the Gospel: the God who created galaxies entered into time and space, put on human skin, and lived among His creation. Why? To bring light into darkness, life into death, and truth into confusion.

John’s words are both majestic and intimate. Jesus is not just an idea to admire—He is a person to know. And He came to be seen, touched, followed, and believed.

As we begin this journey through John’s Gospel, pause to consider the wonder of the Incarnation. The Word became flesh… for you.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What does it mean to me personally that Jesus is both fully God and fully human?
2. Where in my life do I need His light to shine right now?
3. How can I slow down today and reflect on the wonder of His presence with me?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, You are the eternal Word, the Light of the world, and the God who draws near. Thank You for stepping into darkness to bring me life. Help me see You more clearly, love You more deeply, and follow You more fully. Let Your light shine in me and through me today. Amen.

📅 Day 2: Behold the Lamb of God

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 1:29–34 (NIV)

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.
And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me,
‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Isaiah 53:7 (NIV)

He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

📚 Devotional:

John the Baptist was a voice crying in the wilderness, preparing the way for someone greater than himself. And when he saw Jesus, he didn’t just say, “There He is.” He declared something profound: “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

To Jewish listeners, that phrase would have evoked rich imagery. The lamb was a symbol of sacrifice, central to the Passover and temple worship. But Jesus wasn’t just another lamb—He was the Lamb, the final and ultimate sacrifice. He came not to cover sin, but to remove it forever.

John recognized that Jesus held a unique role: not only was He filled with the Holy Spirit, but He would baptize others in that same Spirit. He was the long-awaited Chosen One, both sacrificial Lamb and anointed King.

This is the beauty of the Gospel. Jesus is gentle like a lamb and powerful like a King. He is the One who takes away sin—not just from the world generally, but from your life personally.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What does it mean to me that Jesus is “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”?
2. Am I living as someone who has truly been forgiven and set free?
3. How can I help others “behold” Jesus in my daily life?

🙏 Prayer:

Lamb of God, thank You for taking away my sin. You were the perfect sacrifice—gentle, holy, and willing. Help me to behold You with fresh awe today. Fill me with Your Spirit, and let my life be a testimony that points others to who You are. Amen.

📅 Day 3: Come and See

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 1:35–51 (NIV)

The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked,
“What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him...
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth...”
“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked.
“Come and see,” said Philip... Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Psalm 34:8 (NIV)

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

📚 Devotional:

The invitation Jesus gave to His first followers is the same one He extends to us today: “Come and see.” It’s not an invitation to religion, rules, or ritual—it’s an invitation to a relationship.

Andrew and another disciple heard John’s testimony and immediately followed Jesus. Philip, after meeting Jesus, couldn’t keep quiet—he had to tell Nathanael. And even when Nathanael was skeptical, Philip didn’t argue. He simply said: “Come and see.”

That phrase carries such power. Jesus doesn’t demand blind faith—He invites honest seekers. He meets doubts with presence. And when Nathanael encounters Him, everything changes. His initial cynicism gives way to heartfelt worship: “You are the Son of God.”

The journey of faith begins not with having all the answers, but with a willingness to follow, look closer, and spend time with Jesus.

If you’re searching, He says: “Come and see.”
If you’re skeptical, He says: “Come and see.”
If you’re hungry for more, He says: “Come and see.”

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. How has Jesus invited me to “come and see” more of who He is?
2. What barriers—like Nathanael’s skepticism—might be holding me back?
3. Who can I invite to come and see Jesus through my words or example?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, thank You for inviting me into a relationship with You. I don’t need to have it all figured out—I just need to come. Open my eyes to see more of who You are. Help me be like Andrew and Philip—pointing others to You with joy and honesty. Amen.

📅 Day 4: Water into Wine

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 2:1–11 (NIV)

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
“Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”
They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine...
What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory;
and his disciples believed in him.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Isaiah 25:6 (NIV)

On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines.

📚 Devotional:

Jesus’ first miracle was not a dramatic healing or resurrection—it was at a wedding feast, turning water into wine to save a host from social shame. At first glance, it seems small. But John calls it a sign—a deeper revelation of who Jesus is.

This miracle reveals Jesus’ care for the everyday moments of life. He doesn’t wait for perfect conditions or public platforms—He moves in quiet, generous grace. His first miracle was not only about wine but about transformation: the ordinary (water) became extraordinary (wine), and joy was restored.

It also points forward to the abundance and celebration of God’s kingdom. The best wine was saved for last. That’s how Jesus works—He brings the better, the new, the unexpected.

Mary’s instruction still applies today: “Do whatever He tells you.” When we obey, even when it seems simple or strange, we position ourselves to witness the miraculous.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. How does this miracle show me Jesus' care for both big and small needs?
2. What area of my life needs His transforming touch?
3. Am I willing to “do whatever He tells me,” even when it doesn’t make full sense yet?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, thank You for being present in the everyday parts of life. You delight to bring joy, to transform what’s empty, and to make things new. Teach me to trust You in the little things and follow Your lead with simple obedience. Help me believe You can turn water into wine in my own life. Amen.

📅 Day 5: Clearing the Temple

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 2:13–22 (NIV)

When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.
So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle;
he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”
His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”
They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?”
But the temple he had spoken of was his body.
After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said.
Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
1 Corinthians 6:19–20 (NIV)

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you...?
You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

📚 Devotional:

This dramatic moment shows a different side of Jesus—one of righteous anger and holy zeal. The temple was meant to be a house of prayer and worship, a place where people met with God. But it had become cluttered with commerce, noise, and selfish gain.

Jesus wasn’t just flipping tables—He was restoring reverence. His actions weren’t about rage; they were about passion for the Father’s presence. And when asked for a sign, Jesus pointed to something greater than the building: Himself. He was the true temple—where heaven and earth meet.

This story reminds us to reflect on our own “temples.” Our lives are now dwelling places for God’s Spirit. Is there anything cluttering the space of worship in our hearts? Are we treating the sacred as common? Jesus wants to cleanse and reclaim every part of us, not to shame us—but to bring us back to the Father.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What tables might Jesus want to overturn in my heart or habits?
2. Do I approach worship and prayer with reverence—or routine?
3. What does it mean for me to be a temple of the Holy Spirit?

🙏 Prayer:

Lord Jesus, You are zealous for purity and worship. Cleanse my heart of anything that dishonors You. Remove distractions and pride so I can be a dwelling place for Your Spirit. Restore my awe for the sacred, and help me honor You with every part of my life. Amen.

📅 Day 6: You Must Be Born Again

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 3:1–8 (NIV)

Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God.
For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked.
“Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going.
So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Titus 3:5 (NIV)

He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.
He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

📚 Devotional:

Nicodemus came to Jesus under the cover of night, curious but cautious. As a Pharisee, he was highly educated and devout—but Jesus told him something that shattered his religious framework: “You must be born again.”

This wasn't about improving oneself, memorizing more scripture, or following more rules. Jesus was talking about a complete spiritual rebirth—something only the Holy Spirit can do. Just as physical birth brings a person into the world, spiritual rebirth brings a soul into God’s kingdom.

Nicodemus didn’t understand at first. It’s not something we can control or explain—like the wind, it’s mysterious and sovereign. But its effects are undeniable.

This passage invites us to move beyond surface religion into true transformation. Being “born again” is not a label or status—it’s a real, living encounter with the Spirit of God who gives new life, new desires, and new identity.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Have I experienced the rebirth Jesus describes—where the Spirit transforms me from the inside out?
2. Am I relying on spiritual performance or on the Spirit’s power?
3. In what ways is God currently renewing and reshaping me?

🙏 Prayer:

Holy Spirit, thank You for making me new. I don’t want to settle for religion or routine—I want real life in You. Breathe fresh life into me today. Open my eyes to the mystery and beauty of being born again, and help me live in the power and freedom You provide. Amen.

📅 Day 7: For God So Loved the World

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 3:9–21 (NIV)

“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things?
Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen,
but still you people do not accept our testimony.
I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe;
how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?
No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but to save the world through him.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned,
but whoever does not believe stands condemned already
because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son...
But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light,
so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Romans 5:8 (NIV)

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

📚 Devotional:

This passage contains one of the most well-known verses in the Bible—John 3:16—but it’s even more powerful in its full context. Jesus continues speaking with Nicodemus, unveiling the heartbeat of the Gospel: God’s love.

God didn’t just love a few or the worthy—He loved the world, even in its rebellion and brokenness. His love is not passive or distant. It is sacrificial. He gave His only Son, not to condemn, but to save.

Jesus uses the image of Moses lifting the serpent in the wilderness (from Numbers 21), where people were healed by looking at a bronze snake on a pole. In the same way, healing and eternal life now come by looking to Jesus—lifted up on the cross, and later exalted in glory.

Belief in Jesus is not merely intellectual agreement. It’s wholehearted trust in His love, His sacrifice, and His salvation. To believe is to come into the light and receive new life.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. How have I experienced the love of God personally in my life?
2. Do I sometimes live as though I am still condemned, rather than rescued?
3. How can I reflect the light and love of Christ to others this week?

🙏 Prayer:

Father, thank You for loving me with a love so deep and wide that You gave Your only Son for me. I don’t deserve it, but I receive it with joy and humility. Help me to live in the light of that love today. Make me bold to share this good news and to walk in the freedom of Your grace. Amen.

📅 Day 8: He Must Become Greater

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 3:22–36 (NIV)

After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized.
Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized.
(That was before John was put in prison.)
An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing.
They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”
To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’
The bride belongs to the bridegroom.
The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice.
That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
He must become greater; I must become less.
The one who comes from above is above all...
The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life,
for God’s wrath remains on them.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Philippians 2:3–4 (NIV)

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

📚 Devotional:

John the Baptist was wildly popular. Crowds came to hear him preach and be baptized. But when Jesus’ ministry began to grow and people started following Him instead, John’s disciples became jealous.

John, however, responded with humility and joy. He knew who he was—and who he was not. He wasn’t the Messiah; he was the forerunner. His mission was to point people to Jesus, not to build a personal following.

His statement is both simple and profound: “He must become greater; I must become less.” That’s the heart of true discipleship. Not building our own platform, image, or influence—but lifting up Jesus in everything.

In a culture obsessed with self-promotion and recognition, John’s attitude is countercultural. Yet it is deeply freeing. Joy is found not in making ourselves bigger, but in seeing Christ exalted.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Are there areas of my life where I seek personal recognition over pointing to Jesus?
2. What would it look like to live out “He must become greater; I must become less” today?
3. How can I cultivate joy in making Jesus known—even when it costs me attention or applause?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, You are above all. Forgive me for the times I’ve made life about me. I want to decrease so that You might increase in my words, my work, and my heart. Teach me to serve with joy and humility. May my life point others to You and give You all the glory. Amen.

📅 Day 9: Living Water

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 4:1–14 (NIV)

Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John—
although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.
So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.
Now he had to go through Samaria.
So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well.
It was about noon.
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?”
(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?”
(For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink,
you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
“Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep.
Where can you get this living water?...”
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,
but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.
Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Isaiah 55:1 (NIV)

“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!...”

📚 Devotional:

Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman is one of the most tender and revolutionary moments in the Gospels. She was an outsider—ethnically, socially, and morally. And yet, Jesus had to go through Samaria to meet her.

At a well, in the heat of the day, Jesus spoke not of shame or judgment, but of living water. He saw her thirst—not just physical, but spiritual—and offered her something that could never run dry.

We all have wells we return to—relationships, success, approval, distraction—hoping they’ll satisfy. But like the woman, we’re left thirsty again and again. Jesus offers something better: Himself. A spring that never fails. A source that satisfies not just for today, but for eternity.

He doesn’t wait for us to be clean or worthy. He meets us in the middle of our mess and offers life.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What “wells” have I turned to in the past to try and quench my spiritual thirst?
2. How is Jesus inviting me to receive His living water today?
3. Am I willing to be honest with Him about my thirst—my needs, pain, or longing?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, You are the Living Water my soul longs for. Forgive me for chasing satisfaction in places that always leave me empty. Meet me at my well, and fill me with Your life. Help me drink deeply of Your grace and allow it to overflow into every part of my life. Amen.

📅 Day 10: True Worshipers

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 4:19–26 (NIV)

“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet.
Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”
“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth,
for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Romans 12:1 (NIV)

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy,
to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

📚 Devotional:

After offering her living water, Jesus leads the Samaritan woman into a conversation about worship. She tries to redirect attention to religious debate—where should we worship? Who has the right tradition? But Jesus steers her heart to what really matters: not where you worship, but how and whom you worship.

True worship is not confined to buildings or rituals. It is Spirit and truth—an inner response to God’s grace, marked by sincerity, reverence, and authenticity. It flows from a heart transformed by His presence, not just lips reciting words.

Worship is more than singing; it’s how we live. It’s offering our whole selves to God—body, mind, and soul—as a living sacrifice. God isn’t looking for performance. He’s looking for hearts that are real and fully His.

And then Jesus reveals something remarkable: “I am he.” To this unnamed, outcast woman, He declares His identity as the Messiah. In a moment of worship, revelation comes.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What does it mean to worship God in spirit and in truth?
2. Am I approaching worship with authenticity—or going through the motions?
3. How can I offer my life as worship to God today?

🙏 Prayer:

Father, I want to be the kind of worshiper You seek—one who loves You with sincerity and truth. Strip away performance, pride, and routine. Fill me with Your Spirit and teach me to worship with my whole life. Thank You for revealing Jesus to me, even in unexpected moments. Amen.

📅 Day 11: The Harvest Is Ready

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 4:27–38 (NIV)

Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman.
But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”
Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people,
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”
They came out of the town and made their way toward him.
Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?”
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’?
I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life,
so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.
Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
I sent you to reap what you have not worked for.
Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Matthew 9:37–38 (NIV)

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.
Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

📚 Devotional:

While the disciples were focused on food and surprised by Jesus’ interaction with a Samaritan woman, He was focused on something far more urgent: the harvest. As the woman ran back to town to share her encounter with Jesus, people began streaming out to find Him—and Jesus used this moment to teach a powerful lesson.

He explained that the harvest—the opportunity to bring people into the kingdom—is not someday in the future. It’s now. Right in front of them. In people they might overlook. In towns they might avoid. In moments they might miss.

The Samaritan woman, once burdened by shame, became a bold evangelist in her community. Her testimony, simple and sincere, pointed people to Jesus. She didn’t need a theological degree—just a changed heart and a willingness to tell others.

Jesus calls us into the same work. The world is full of people hungry for hope, longing for truth, and ready to meet the Savior. The harvest is ready—are we?

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Who in my life might be more open to Jesus than I realize?
2. Am I so busy with daily life that I overlook spiritual opportunities around me?
3. How can I participate in God's harvest today—with my words, actions, or prayers?

🙏 Prayer:

Lord of the harvest, open my eyes to see the people around me the way You do. Give me courage to share my story and point others to You. Let my life be a testimony of Your grace, and use me to help bring in a harvest that lasts forever. Amen.

📅 Day 12: Many Believed Because of Her Testimony

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 4:39–42 (NIV)

Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony,
“He told me everything I ever did.”
So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days.
And because of his words many more became believers.
They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said;
now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Revelation 12:11 (NIV)

They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.

📚 Devotional:

The Samaritan woman’s transformation was undeniable—and it was contagious. Her testimony, rooted in a personal encounter with Jesus, led many in her town to believe. And when those Samaritans spent time with Jesus themselves, their belief deepened: “We know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”

This progression reveals something powerful: our testimony can open the door, but only Jesus can ultimately save. Still, our stories matter. Your journey—your healing, your hope, your moment of meeting Christ—is a spark that can ignite someone else’s faith.

Notice how Jesus chose to stay two extra days. He lingered where He was welcomed, and revival came to a people once despised. It all started with one outcast woman who dared to speak up about the man who changed her life.

Never underestimate the power of your story when it’s placed in God’s hands.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What has Jesus done in my life that I can share with others?
2. Am I willing to let God use my testimony—even the broken or painful parts?
3. Who might need to hear my story of meeting Jesus this week?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, thank You for transforming my life with Your grace. Help me be bold like the Samaritan woman—willing to share my testimony and invite others to You. Use my story to spark faith in someone else's heart. May many come to know You as the Savior of the world. Amen.

📅 Day 13: A Prophet Without Honor

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 4:43–45 (NIV)

After the two days he left for Galilee.
(Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)
When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him.
They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, for they also had been there.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Luke 4:24 (NIV)

“Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.”

📚 Devotional:

After a fruitful time in Samaria, Jesus returned to Galilee—His home region. But something interesting is noted: “A prophet has no honor in his own country.” Despite the outward welcome He received, the kind of belief He encountered in Galilee was different from that in Samaria. Many Galileans were impressed by His miracles but didn’t fully grasp who He was.

Sometimes the hardest place to live out or speak about your faith is among the people who think they already know you. Jesus experienced this firsthand. Familiarity can breed resistance. The people in His hometown may have seen Him grow up, but they couldn’t see Him as the Messiah.

And yet, Jesus still went. He still served. He still healed and taught and loved—even in places where He was misunderstood or undervalued.

This passage encourages us to stay faithful, even when others doubt us or dismiss what God is doing in our lives. Obedience matters more than applause. And God sees, even when others don’t.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Have I ever felt discouraged when my faith isn’t taken seriously by those close to me?
2. How can I stay faithful to Jesus, even when others misunderstand or oppose me?
3. What does it look like to honor Jesus in the “familiar” spaces of my life?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, You understand what it’s like to be overlooked and dismissed. Strengthen me when I feel discouraged by the opinions of others. Help me to honor You with quiet faithfulness, especially in the places where it’s hardest. May my life reflect Your love—even when it goes unnoticed. Amen.

📅 Day 14: Your Son Will Live

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 4:46–54 (NIV)

Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine.
And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea,
he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.
“Unless you people see signs and wonders,” Jesus told him, “you will never believe.”
The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
“Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.”
The man took Jesus at his word and departed.
While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living.
When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him,
“Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.”
Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him,
“Your son will live.” So he and his whole household believed.
This was the second sign Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

📚 Devotional:

A desperate father travels miles to find Jesus. His son is dying. There’s urgency in his voice, and hope clinging to every word as he pleads: “Come before my child dies.”

But Jesus doesn’t go with him. He simply speaks: “Go, your son will live.” No touch, no spectacle—just a promise.

And here’s the miracle before the miracle: “The man took Jesus at his word and departed.” He believed before he saw. He walked back home trusting that what Jesus said was already true.

Faith is often tested not in the moment of asking, but in the waiting between the promise and the fulfillment. This official believed without proof—and was rewarded with both healing and deeper belief for his whole household.

Jesus still invites us to trust His word even when we don’t see immediate evidence. His power is not limited by distance, and His promises never fail.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What promise from Jesus am I currently waiting to see fulfilled?
2. Do I take Him at His word, even when I haven’t yet seen the results?
3. How can I grow in faith that walks in obedience before the answer comes?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, help me to trust You like the royal official did—believing before I see, walking forward on the strength of Your word alone. Remind me that You are always working, even when I can’t see it yet. Strengthen my faith in the waiting, and let my trust in You inspire others. Amen.

📅 Day 15: Do You Want to Get Well?

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 5:1–15 (NIV)

Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals.
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda…
Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed.
One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him,
“Do you want to get well?”
“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred.
While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”
At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked...
Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again.
Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”
The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Psalm 147:3 (NIV)

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

📚 Devotional:

Jesus’ question to the paralyzed man may seem strange: “Do you want to get well?” Of course he did—he had waited 38 years! But this wasn’t a question about physical ability. It was about desire, readiness, and faith.

Sometimes, after a long season of brokenness, pain can become familiar. We can grow numb or resigned. But Jesus steps into our stuck places and asks: “Do you want healing?” Not just for your body, but for your heart. Your habits. Your soul.

The man at Bethesda had excuses. He blamed others and his circumstances. But Jesus didn’t wait for perfect faith—He simply gave a command: “Get up.” And when the man responded in obedience, healing came.

Jesus is still the Healer. He still sees the lonely, the forgotten, the tired. And He still asks, “Do you want to get well?” It’s an invitation to rise, to leave behind what’s familiar, and to walk in newness of life.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Where in my life have I settled into spiritual or emotional paralysis?
2. How might Jesus be inviting me to get up and walk in healing today?
3. What’s holding me back from responding in faith and obedience?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, You see me. You know where I’ve been stuck, tired, or hurting. I want to be well—not just in body, but in soul. Speak into the broken places of my life and give me the strength to rise. Help me leave behind what has held me down, and walk forward in Your healing power. Amen.

📅 Day 16: The Authority of the Son

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 5:16–30 (NIV)

So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him.
In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.”
For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath,
but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself;
he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.
For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does...
Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,
that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.
Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him...
For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man...
By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just,
for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Philippians 2:9–11 (NIV)

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow... and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord…

📚 Devotional:

This passage is one of the clearest declarations of Jesus’ divine identity and authority. When He healed the paralyzed man on the Sabbath, religious leaders were outraged—not only at His actions, but at His words. Jesus wasn’t just breaking their rules; He was calling God His Father in a way that made Himself equal with God.

And He didn’t back down. He clarified: He only does what the Father does. He is not a rogue healer or a renegade prophet—He is the Son, perfectly aligned with the Father’s will. He has authority to give life and to judge. He is worthy of the same honor as the Father.

This means that Jesus is not just a good teacher. He is God in the flesh—ruler, judge, Savior, and King. His authority is not oppressive, but liberating. His justice is not vengeful, but holy. And His invitation is to honor Him with our whole lives.

To believe in Jesus is to receive life; to reject Him is to reject the very One who gives life. This is the gravity—and the glory—of who He is.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Do I fully recognize and respond to Jesus as Lord—with reverence and trust?
2. How does His authority affect the way I live, decide, and worship?
3. Are there areas of my life I’ve kept under my own control instead of surrendering to His rule?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, You are Lord over all. Forgive me when I’ve tried to reduce You to something less. Help me honor You with my thoughts, actions, and choices. I trust Your authority and rest in Your justice. Rule in every part of my heart, and teach me to walk in step with the will of the Father. Amen.

📅 Day 17: Testimonies About Jesus

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 5:31–47 (NIV)

“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.
There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true.
You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth...
I have testimony weightier than that of John.
For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing—testify that the Father has sent me.
And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me.
You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you,
for you do not believe the one he sent.
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.
These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life...
But do not think I will accuse you before the Father.
Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set.
If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.
But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Luke 24:27 (NIV)

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

📚 Devotional:

Jesus faced deep opposition from religious leaders who prided themselves on their knowledge of Scripture. And yet, they missed the One the Scriptures pointed to.

In this passage, Jesus lays out multiple testimonies that confirm His identity:

• John the Baptist, the forerunner.
• The miracles and works He performed.
• The direct testimony of God the Father.
• The Scriptures themselves—including the writings of Moses.

The irony is sharp: the religious elite studied the Word but didn’t recognize the Living Word standing right in front of them. Their knowledge didn’t lead them to faith, because they sought religion without relationship.

Jesus reminds us that Scripture is not the destination—it’s the signpost that leads to Him. The goal isn’t simply to know the Bible, but to know the One it reveals.

Let’s not settle for information when we’re invited into transformation. Let the Word draw you to the Savior.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Do I ever substitute religious knowledge for a real relationship with Jesus?
2. How can I let Scripture lead me deeper into knowing and trusting Christ?
3. What “testimonies” in my life confirm Jesus is who He says He is?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, help me not just read the Scriptures, but encounter You in them. Open my heart to truly believe—not just with my mind, but with my life. Thank You for all the ways You confirm who You are. Strengthen my faith and let Your Word dwell richly in me. Amen.

📅 Day 18: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 6:1–15 (NIV)

Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee…
and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick.
Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples…
When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip,
“Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?”
He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up,
“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”…
Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
He did the same with the fish.
When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples,
“Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.”
So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets…
After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say,
“Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Psalm 23:1 (NIV)

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

📚 Devotional:

Jesus saw a hungry crowd and had compassion—but He also used this moment to test and teach His disciples. When He asked Philip how to feed everyone, Philip responded with calculation. Andrew offered a boy’s lunch—but with doubt.

Then Jesus took what was offered—small, simple, and seemingly insufficient—and multiplied it beyond anyone’s imagination. Thousands were fed. Needs were met. Leftovers overflowed.

This story isn’t just about food. It’s about Jesus as Provider, and about the abundance of God’s kingdom. He doesn’t require us to have it all figured out. He simply asks for what we have—and when we place it in His hands, He does the rest.

Are you holding something small today—time, resources, faith—and wondering if it’s enough? Trust Him with it. Little becomes much in the hands of Jesus.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What is something “small” in my life that I’m hesitant to offer to God?
2. How have I seen God multiply my obedience or faith in the past?
3. What does this miracle reveal about Jesus’ compassion and provision?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, You are the Bread of Life and the generous Provider of all I need. Help me trust You with the little I have, knowing that You are able to do far more than I can imagine. Teach me to live openhandedly and to believe that nothing is too small for You to use. Amen.

📅 Day 19: Walking on Water

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 6:16–21 (NIV)

When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,
where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum.
By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.
A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough.
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat,
walking on the water; and they were frightened.
But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.”
Then they were willing to take him into the boat,
and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you…

📚 Devotional:

The disciples found themselves in a storm—rowing in the dark, surrounded by rough waters, and seemingly alone. But Jesus knew where they were. He didn’t forget them. He came to them, walking on the very waves that threatened them.

Their fear grew when they saw Him, but Jesus spoke peace into their panic: “It is I; don’t be afraid.” And when they welcomed Him into the boat, the storm ceased and they reached the shore.

This moment reminds us that Jesus is Lord over the storm. What feels uncontrollable to us is completely under His feet. He doesn’t always remove the storm immediately, but He always enters into it with us. His presence changes everything.

Are you in a season that feels dark, chaotic, or exhausting? Take courage. Jesus sees you. He is closer than you think. And He’s still speaking peace over fear.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What “storm” in my life feels overwhelming right now?
2. How is Jesus showing up for me in the midst of it—even if I didn’t expect Him to?
3. What does it mean for me to invite Him into the boat today?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, thank You for walking into my storms. When fear rises and the waters feel deep, remind me that You are with me. Help me recognize Your presence, trust Your words, and invite You into every situation. Speak peace over my heart today. Amen.

📅 Day 20: The Bread of Life

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 6:22–35 (NIV)

The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there,
and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples...
Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.
When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed
but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life,
which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?...
Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven,
but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
“Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry,
and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Matthew 4:4 (NIV)

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

📚 Devotional:

After witnessing the miraculous feeding of thousands, the crowds followed Jesus—not necessarily for truth, but for another meal. Jesus, knowing their motives, didn’t give them more food—instead, He gave them something greater: Himself.

He declared, “I am the Bread of Life.” Not just a provider of physical needs, but the source of eternal nourishment. Just as bread sustains the body, Jesus sustains the soul. He doesn’t merely give life—He is life.

The crowd wanted signs. They spoke of Moses and manna. But Jesus corrected them: the true bread wasn’t from Moses—it was from the Father. And that true bread had now come down from heaven.

We all hunger—for meaning, fulfillment, connection, purpose. The world offers temporary fixes, but they leave us empty again. Only Jesus satisfies completely.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What am I spiritually hungry for right now?
2. Have I been seeking Jesus for what He can do, or for who He is?
3. What does it look like for me to feast on the Bread of Life daily?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, You are the Bread of Life. Forgive me when I chase after things that can never truly satisfy. Teach me to come to You daily—not for what You give, but for who You are. Feed my soul with Your truth, and fill my heart with lasting joy in Your presence. Amen.

📅 Day 21: All That the Father Gives Me

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 6:36–51 (NIV)

But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.
All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.
For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me,
but raise them up at the last day.
For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life,
and I will raise them up at the last day.”
At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say,
‘I came down from heaven’?”
“Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered.
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day...
Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.
I am the bread of life.
Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
Whoever eats this bread will live forever.
This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Ephesians 1:13–14 (NIV)

When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,
who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession…

📚 Devotional:

In this powerful passage, Jesus makes two comforting promises: He will never reject those who come to Him, and He will never lose them. These words speak directly to our fears of being unworthy, forgotten, or cast aside.

Salvation doesn’t rest on our ability to hold on to God, but on His promise to hold on to us. Jesus assures us that those drawn by the Father and who come to Him in faith are secure—both now and forever.

Jesus again proclaims that He is the living bread, given not only to nourish but to give eternal life. While the crowd struggles with His divine origin, Jesus stays focused on the mission: to do the Father’s will and to give His life for the world.

These words invite us to deeper trust. If you’ve come to Jesus, you are His. You are secure. He will never drive you away, and He will raise you up.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Do I struggle with feeling unworthy of Jesus’ acceptance?
2. How does it change my outlook to know Jesus will never lose me?
3. What does it look like to live in daily confidence that I belong to Him?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, thank You for receiving me, securing me, and promising to raise me up on the last day. I rest in Your faithfulness, not my own performance. Teach me to live with confidence in Your love and assurance in Your promises. You are the Bread that gives life forever—help me trust and feed on You each day. Amen.

📅 Day 22: This Is a Hard Teaching

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 6:52–71 (NIV)

Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,
you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life,
and I will raise them up at the last day.
For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them…
Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father,
so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven…
He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”
Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them,
“Does this offend you?... The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.
Yet there are some of you who do not believe.”
For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him…
From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
“You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.
Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
1 Corinthians 1:18 (NIV)

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,
but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

📚 Devotional:

Jesus’ words here are bold, graphic, and deeply spiritual. His call to “eat His flesh and drink His blood” pointed toward the sacrificial nature of His death and the intimate union believers would have with Him.

But many couldn’t accept it. Even those who had followed Him were disturbed by this “hard teaching.” They wanted the miracles, the bread, and the excitement—but not the cost, the mystery, or the suffering.

Still, Jesus didn’t soften the message. He didn’t chase after the crowd when they walked away. Instead, He turned to the Twelve and gave them the chance to leave too.

Peter’s response is beautiful: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” Even when following Jesus is hard or confusing, there is no better place to be.

The Christian life isn’t always easy. Jesus calls us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him. But in Him, we find life that lasts—and a Savior who never leaves.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Have I ever struggled with a “hard teaching” of Jesus?
2. What keeps me following Jesus even when the path is difficult?
3. Is there an area of my life where Jesus is asking me to trust beyond understanding?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, some of Your teachings are hard—because they challenge my comfort, pride, or understanding. But I know there is no one else who gives life like You do. Help me to trust You even when I don’t fully grasp Your ways. Strengthen my faith like Peter’s—to say, “Where else would I go?” I choose You, always. Amen.

📅 Day 23: Judging by Mere Appearances

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 7:1–24 (NIV)

After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.
But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, Jesus’ brothers said to him,
“Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do…
No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”
For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here…
You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.”
After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.
However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret...
Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.
The Jews there were amazed and asked, “How did this man get such learning without having been taught?”
Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me...
Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)

The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,
but the Lord looks at the heart.

📚 Devotional:

John 7 reveals the growing tension between Jesus and the religious leaders—and even His own brothers. They mocked His ministry, not yet believing in who He was. Still, Jesus moved according to the Father’s timing, not human expectations.

When He finally taught publicly, many were amazed by His words, yet confused by His background. They questioned His authority because He hadn’t received formal training. Others judged Him by His origins, not realizing that He was the Son of God.

Jesus confronted their surface-level judgments with a powerful challenge:

“Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”

We often make quick assessments—of others, of circumstances, even of Jesus Himself—based on what we see on the outside. But faith calls us deeper. God looks at the heart, and Jesus invites us to do the same.

Following Christ means surrendering our assumptions and letting the Spirit teach us what is true, not just what is obvious.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Where am I tempted to judge by appearances—either of others or of God’s work?
2. How can I seek to “judge correctly” with spiritual wisdom and humility?
3. Am I willing to trust God's timing and methods, even when they look different than I expect?

🙏 Prayer:

Lord, forgive me for the times I judge based on appearances rather than Your truth. Teach me to see as You see—to look beyond the surface and discern with grace. Help me trust Your timing, even when others push me toward haste. I want to follow You with eyes of faith and a heart of wisdom. Amen.

📅 Day 24: Streams of Living Water

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 7:25–44 (NIV)

At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him.
Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Messiah?”
But we know where this man is from; when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.”
Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out,
“Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own authority,
but he who sent me is true. You do not know him, but I know him because I am from him and he sent me.”
At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come...
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice,
“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Isaiah 44:3 (NIV)

For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.

📚 Devotional:

The crowds were divided. Some believed Jesus might be the Messiah. Others were skeptical. They argued over His origins and missed the invitation in His voice:

“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.”

Jesus wasn't offering just knowledge or tradition—He was offering life. And not just life for themselves, but life that flows outward like streams of living water.

He spoke of the Holy Spirit, who would fill believers and empower them to carry His presence to the world. This wasn’t about checking religious boxes or belonging to the right group. It was about thirst—a soul-level desire that only He could satisfy.

Do you feel dry? Weary? Spiritually empty? Jesus calls you, even now:

Come to Me. Believe. Drink. Be filled.

When we come to Jesus with our thirst, we don’t just get filled—we become overflowing vessels of grace, peace, and power to those around us.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What am I thirsting for today—deep in my soul?
2. How have I experienced the Holy Spirit as “living water” in my life?
3. Am I allowing His presence to overflow from me into others?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, I come to You thirsty. I need Your Spirit to fill the dry places in my life. Let Your living water flow in me and through me. Quench what no one else can, and help me overflow with Your grace to the people around me. Teach me to come to You daily, believing and drinking deeply of Your life. Amen.

📅 Day 25: Neither Do I Condemn You

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 7:53–8:11 (NIV)

Then they all went home,
but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him,
and he sat down to teach them.
The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery.
They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus,
“Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?”
They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them,
“Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first,
until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.
Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
“No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Romans 8:1 (NIV)

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

📚 Devotional:

The woman caught in adultery was used as bait in a religious trap. Dragged before the crowd, her shame was public, her guilt seemingly undeniable. The law said she should die. But Jesus did something unexpected: He stooped low, silent at first, then delivered a statement that disarmed the self-righteous crowd:

“Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone.”

One by one, the accusers walked away. Jesus, the only sinless one who could have condemned her, instead looked at her with grace and truth:

“Neither do I condemn you. Go now and leave your life of sin.”

This is the heart of the Gospel. Jesus doesn't ignore our sin—but neither does He shame us. He forgives and calls us to new life. We are not defined by our past, but by His mercy. We are not cast away, but restored and commissioned.

If you're carrying guilt or fear today, remember: in Christ, there is no condemnation, only the invitation to live free.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Do I carry shame from something Jesus has already forgiven?
2. How can I receive His grace and walk in the freedom He offers?
3. Am I extending that same grace to others—or holding stones?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, thank You for Your mercy. I deserve judgment, but You offer grace. Help me walk in the freedom of forgiveness, leaving behind sin and shame. Teach me to live with compassion for others and to drop the stones of judgment I sometimes carry. You are full of truth and grace—and I want to reflect both. Amen.

📅 Day 26: I Am the Light of the World

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 8:12–30 (NIV)

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”
Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid,
for I know where I came from and where I am going.
But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going...
You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.
But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone.
I stand with the Father, who sent me…
When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he
and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.
The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.”
Even as he spoke, many believed in him.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Psalm 27:1 (NIV)

The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?

📚 Devotional:

In the middle of the temple courts, Jesus made a bold declaration:

“I am the light of the world.”

Light exposes. Light guides. Light brings life and clarity. And Jesus doesn’t just bring light—He is light. To follow Him is to be led out of darkness—not just situational confusion, but spiritual blindness and moral lostness.

The religious leaders pushed back, questioning His authority and testimony. But Jesus wasn’t concerned with human approval. He knew where He came from, where He was going, and who sent Him. He walked in the constant presence of the Father—and invited others to do the same.

Many still live in darkness today, not because light isn’t available, but because they’ve not yet looked to Jesus. If you’re walking through uncertainty, fear, or sin—He offers Himself as a guiding light that never fades.

The promise is clear:

“Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. In what area of my life do I need Jesus’ light to shine today?
2. What does it look like for me to follow Him fully and faithfully?
3. Am I reflecting His light to others in the way I live?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, You are the light of the world—and the light of my life. Thank You for leading me out of darkness and into Your truth. Shine in the places I’ve kept hidden, and guide me each step of the way. Help me to walk in Your light and reflect it to others with love and courage. Amen.

📅 Day 27: The Truth Will Set You Free

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 8:31–47 (NIV)

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone.
How can you say that we shall be set free?”
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed…
If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God.
I have not come on my own; God sent me.
Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires…
Whoever belongs to God hears what God says.
The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Romans 6:22 (NIV)

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God,
the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.

📚 Devotional:

Freedom is a word we love. But Jesus redefines it. It's not about independence or control—it's about being freed from sin and made alive in Him.

To a crowd that had begun believing in Him, Jesus offered a deeper invitation:

“If you hold to my teaching… then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
But they pushed back. They didn’t see their own bondage. They clung to lineage and tradition rather than confronting the sin that enslaved them.

Jesus made it plain: sin makes slaves of us all. But through Him—the Son—we can be free indeed. Free from guilt, shame, fear, and the power of sin. Not because of our heritage or good deeds, but because of who we belong to.

True disciples aren’t those who listen once—they remain in Jesus' teaching. They cling to His Word. They let His truth transform them.

If you're holding onto sin or seeking freedom in the wrong places, Jesus is calling: Let go. Come to Me. Walk in truth. Be truly free.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What sin or habit still has a hold on me?
2. Am I abiding in Jesus’ words—or just occasionally listening?
3. What does real freedom in Christ look like in my daily life?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, thank You for setting me free. Not by my effort, but by Your truth and Your grace. Help me remain in Your Word and walk in obedience, not as a slave to sin but as a child of God. Show me where I’m still living in chains—and lead me to full freedom in You. Amen.

📅 Day 28: Before Abraham Was, I Am

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 8:48–59 (NIV)

The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?”
“I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honor my Father and you dishonor me.
I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.
Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”
At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed!
Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death.
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing.
My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me...
Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”
“You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Exodus 3:14 (NIV)

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites:
‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

📚 Devotional:

This moment is one of the most profound revelations of Jesus’ identity. When He declares, “Before Abraham was born, I am,” He is not just claiming preexistence—He is claiming divinity.

“I AM” is the name God used to reveal Himself to Moses at the burning bush. By using this name, Jesus was identifying Himself with the eternal, self-existent God of Israel. The crowd understood the gravity of His words—and tried to stone Him for blasphemy.

Jesus wasn’t just a great teacher or prophet. He is God in the flesh, uncreated and eternal. His existence doesn't begin in Bethlehem—it stretches beyond time. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the One who was, and is, and is to come.

This truth forces a response. Either we reject Him, or we fall down in worship.

When life feels uncertain or confusing, remember: the “I AM” is with you. Eternal. Unchanging. All-powerful. Always present.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What does it mean for me personally that Jesus is the great “I AM”?
2. Do I truly worship Him as God—or just admire Him as a good teacher?
3. How can I live today with deeper awe and reverence for who Jesus is?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, You are the eternal “I AM.” You existed before time and hold all things together. Forgive me when I treat You lightly or reduce You to something manageable. I worship You as Lord, as God, as the One who was and is and is to come. Be exalted in my heart and in my life. Amen.

📅 Day 29: He Opened My Eyes

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 9:1–34 (NIV)

As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.
His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him...
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.
“Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam.” So the man went and washed, and came home seeing...
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath.
Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight.
“He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”
Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.”
But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were divided...
The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight...
A second time they summoned the man who had been blind...
He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know.
One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
2 Corinthians 4:6 (NIV)

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts
to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

📚 Devotional:

This story is not just about physical healing—it’s about spiritual sight. Jesus saw a man who was born blind—not cursed, but created to reveal the glory of God. His healing was unique, personal, and powerful.

But the reaction it sparked was mixed. While the man rejoiced in his sight, the religious leaders were outraged. They questioned the method, the day, and the authority of the healer—so much so that they rejected the miracle and the man who received it.

Still, the healed man stood firm. His testimony was simple, raw, and unshakable:

“One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see.”

Sometimes that’s the most powerful witness you can offer—not theological expertise, but a life changed by Jesus. When Jesus opens your eyes, you see not only the world differently—you see truth, grace, and God’s glory.

Whether others understand or not, keep sharing what God has done in you.

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. What is my personal “I was blind but now I see” story?
2. Where has Jesus opened my eyes to truth I once missed?
3. Am I confidently sharing what Jesus has done for me—even when others doubt?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, thank You for opening my eyes. I once walked in darkness, but now I see. Help me to live boldly as a witness to Your power and grace. When others don’t understand or push back, give me courage to stand firm in my testimony. May my life continue to reflect the light You’ve given me. Amen.

📅 Day 30: Lord, I Believe

📖 Primary Scripture:
John 9:35–41 (NIV)

Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said,
“Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
“Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”
Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”
Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.
Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world,
so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”
Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked,
“What? Are we blind too?”
Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin;
but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

📖 Supporting Scripture:
Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)

And without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists
and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

📚 Devotional:

After being healed, questioned, and rejected by the religious leaders, the formerly blind man finds himself alone—until Jesus comes to find him. This is the heart of the Savior: He not only heals our wounds—He pursues our hearts.

When Jesus reveals Himself as the Son of Man, the man responds with simplicity and sincerity:

“Lord, I believe.”
And then—he worships.

The story of this man comes full circle. From physical blindness to spiritual sight. From rejection to relationship. From testimony to worship.

Meanwhile, the religious leaders who claimed spiritual clarity are exposed as truly blind. They refused to believe, and in doing so, remained in their guilt.

This final lesson in John 9 reminds us that true sight comes not from intellect, tradition, or status—it comes through faith in Jesus. Belief leads to worship. Worship flows from encounter. And Jesus is always seeking those who are ready to say, “Lord, I believe.”

🖊️ Journal Questions:

1. Have I personally said, “Lord, I believe”? What does that look like in my life?
2. Is there an area where I’m still spiritually blind or resistant to truth?
3. How can I turn belief into daily worship in my thoughts, words, and actions?

🙏 Prayer:

Jesus, I believe. You are the Son of Man, the Light of the World, the One who opens eyes and seeks the lost. Thank You for finding me, healing me, and inviting me into worship. Help me to live every day with eyes open to Your presence and a heart that responds with trust and praise. Amen.