John, chapter 18

This is the day that the LORD has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Today's lead Word is from John 18:37-38 (NKJV)

37. Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a King then" Jesus answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."

38. Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them,"I find no fault in Him at all.

Amen, thank you LORD.

Pilate, was a Roman official/governor who at this time was sentencing Jesus to death because it is was not lawful for the Jews to put Him to death according to their law (John 18:31). It did not take Pilate very long to discover that Jesus was innocent and that was probably the reason they were unable to kill Him according to the law.

At the same time, Pilate asks Jesus a question that I believe is still relevant to us today, "what is truth?" (John 18:39). In a world filled with information, it helps to remember that information does not always mean truth. Truth is only found in the Word of God. The Word of God is so true that God says, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away." (Mark 13:31). I believe for something to be considered truth, it has to be able to stand the test of time, unwavering and unfaltering regardless of situation and that is the Word of God. The truth found in the Word of God shows us the integrity of God and the LORD says in Isaiah 55:11 (NKJV), "So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."

John chapter 18 is an example of the Word of God, Jesus, who was spoken of by prophets before His coming and is now prospering in the thing for which He was sent by God which was to die for the sins of the world and be raised from the dead so that all who would believe in Him would be saved. Child of God, if God's Word proved true then, it also proves true now and in everything that you are believing God for. This is because every promise that God has for you in His Word is true, so continue to engage with the Word, beholding it with your understanding by reading and meditating on it for the treasures found in God's Word are Yours to receive. The knowledge of Christ has given us these exceeding great and precious promises that through these we may be partakers of the divine nature having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust (2 Peter 3-4). As a result, the Holy Spirit reminds us through Apostle Paul that all things are ours and we are Christ's and Christ is God's (1 Corinthians 3:22-23). AMEN!

I'll end with this Word found in Numbers 23:19 (NKJV)

God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has he spoken, and will He not make it good?

Amen, thank you LORD.

Prayer: Father God, thank you for my faith is built on the truth of the Word of God for it is not by might, not by power but by the Spirit of the LORD. Thank you that You are filling me with a new hunger and thirst for Your Word and Your righteousness in the name of Jesus. Thank you that Your Word is prospering in my life for the thing for which You sent it and is bearing fruit for You are not a man that You lie nor a son of man that You change your mind in the name of Jesus, Amen. Thank you LORD.

Invitation to salvation: The greatest gift that God gave the world will always be His Son, Jesus. If you would like to receive eternal life and have personal relationship with God through His Beloved Son, Jesus. I invite you to say this confession:

"I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that; Jesus Christ, the Son of God came in a human body to die for my sins and was raised from the dead so that I could have a new life where I am alive to God." AMEN.

GLORY TO GOD, You are now a new creation in Christ Jesus! In case you have not already, please prayerfully consider becoming a member of a church and get WATER BAPTIZED!

If you have not already, I encourage you to read chapters 1-18 of John's Gospel! GOD BLESS YOU