DBF-001-034 continues with John 2:13. John now moves from the quiet days in Capernaum to Jerusalem at Passover. This verse begins an important change of scene that will reveal Christ’s concern for the holiness of His Father’s house.
DAILY BREAD FELLOWSHIP
DBF-001-034
Today’s Scripture
John 2:13 (ESV)
“The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.”
Opening the Scriptures
Jesus had spent a few days in Capernaum with His mother, His brothers, and His disciples.
Now John takes us to Jerusalem.
The reason was Passover.
Passover was one of Israel’s great appointed feasts. It looked back to the time when God delivered His people from slavery in Egypt. On that first Passover night, judgment came upon Egypt, while the Israelites were protected according to God’s command concerning the blood of the Passover lamb.
Generation after generation remembered God’s mighty act of deliverance.
Now Jesus Himself was going to Jerusalem for Passover.
John has already introduced Him with the remarkable words of John the Baptist:
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
The full significance of those words has not yet unfolded.
But John is directing our attention toward Christ.
Living God’s Word Today
Passover reminded Israel that deliverance came from God.
That remains an essential truth for us.
Human beings naturally want to contribute something toward their acceptance before God.
We trust our morality.
We remember our good deeds.
We compare ourselves with people whom we consider worse than ourselves.
We may even trust our church attendance, religious service, or knowledge of Scripture.
But none of these things can remove our sin.
Salvation belongs to the Lord.
The Passover pointed backward to God’s deliverance from Egypt, but it also helps us understand the greater deliverance accomplished through Jesus Christ.
The New Testament identifies Christ as our Passover Lamb.
He did what we could never do for ourselves.
He lived without sin.
He willingly went to the cross.
He bore the judgment deserved by sinners.
He rose from the dead.
Our hope before God therefore rests not upon the strength of our religious performance but upon the finished work of Jesus Christ.
This should also produce humility.
We cannot boast about rescuing ourselves.
We cannot look down upon another sinner as though we earned our place before God.
If we are saved, we are recipients of grace.
Jesus was traveling toward Jerusalem.
The disciples could not yet understand everything that Jerusalem would eventually mean.
But the Lamb of God was moving according to His Father’s purpose.
Today, remember where your confidence must rest.
Not in yourself.
Not in your goodness.
Not in your religious activity.
In Christ alone.
Question for Today
What are you trusting in for your acceptance before a holy God?
Respond: “My hope is in Jesus Christ alone.”
DAILY BREAD FELLOWSHIP
DBF-001-034
Today’s Scripture
John 2:13 (ESV)
“The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.”
Opening the Scriptures
Jesus had spent a few days in Capernaum with His mother, His brothers, and His disciples.
Now John takes us to Jerusalem.
The reason was Passover.
Passover was one of Israel’s great appointed feasts. It looked back to the time when God delivered His people from slavery in Egypt. On that first Passover night, judgment came upon Egypt, while the Israelites were protected according to God’s command concerning the blood of the Passover lamb.
Generation after generation remembered God’s mighty act of deliverance.
Now Jesus Himself was going to Jerusalem for Passover.
John has already introduced Him with the remarkable words of John the Baptist:
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
The full significance of those words has not yet unfolded.
But John is directing our attention toward Christ.
Living God’s Word Today
Passover reminded Israel that deliverance came from God.
That remains an essential truth for us.
Human beings naturally want to contribute something toward their acceptance before God.
We trust our morality.
We remember our good deeds.
We compare ourselves with people whom we consider worse than ourselves.
We may even trust our church attendance, religious service, or knowledge of Scripture.
But none of these things can remove our sin.
Salvation belongs to the Lord.
The Passover pointed backward to God’s deliverance from Egypt, but it also helps us understand the greater deliverance accomplished through Jesus Christ.
The New Testament identifies Christ as our Passover Lamb.
He did what we could never do for ourselves.
He lived without sin.
He willingly went to the cross.
He bore the judgment deserved by sinners.
He rose from the dead.
Our hope before God therefore rests not upon the strength of our religious performance but upon the finished work of Jesus Christ.
This should also produce humility.
We cannot boast about rescuing ourselves.
We cannot look down upon another sinner as though we earned our place before God.
If we are saved, we are recipients of grace.
Jesus was traveling toward Jerusalem.
The disciples could not yet understand everything that Jerusalem would eventually mean.
But the Lamb of God was moving according to His Father’s purpose.
Today, remember where your confidence must rest.
Not in yourself.
Not in your goodness.
Not in your religious activity.
In Christ alone.
Question for Today
What are you trusting in for your acceptance before a holy God?
Respond: “My hope is in Jesus Christ alone.”
DBF-001-034 continues with John 2:13. John now moves from the quiet days in Capernaum to Jerusalem at Passover. This verse begins an important change of scene that will reveal Christ’s concern for the holiness of His Father’s house.
DAILY BREAD FELLOWSHIP
DBF-001-034
Today’s Scripture
John 2:13 (ESV)
“The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.”
Opening the Scriptures
Jesus had spent a few days in Capernaum with His mother, His brothers, and His disciples.
Now John takes us to Jerusalem.
The reason was Passover.
Passover was one of Israel’s great appointed feasts. It looked back to the time when God delivered His people from slavery in Egypt. On that first Passover night, judgment came upon Egypt, while the Israelites were protected according to God’s command concerning the blood of the Passover lamb.
Generation after generation remembered God’s mighty act of deliverance.
Now Jesus Himself was going to Jerusalem for Passover.
John has already introduced Him with the remarkable words of John the Baptist:
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
The full significance of those words has not yet unfolded.
But John is directing our attention toward Christ.
Living God’s Word Today
Passover reminded Israel that deliverance came from God.
That remains an essential truth for us.
Human beings naturally want to contribute something toward their acceptance before God.
We trust our morality.
We remember our good deeds.
We compare ourselves with people whom we consider worse than ourselves.
We may even trust our church attendance, religious service, or knowledge of Scripture.
But none of these things can remove our sin.
Salvation belongs to the Lord.
The Passover pointed backward to God’s deliverance from Egypt, but it also helps us understand the greater deliverance accomplished through Jesus Christ.
The New Testament identifies Christ as our Passover Lamb.
He did what we could never do for ourselves.
He lived without sin.
He willingly went to the cross.
He bore the judgment deserved by sinners.
He rose from the dead.
Our hope before God therefore rests not upon the strength of our religious performance but upon the finished work of Jesus Christ.
This should also produce humility.
We cannot boast about rescuing ourselves.
We cannot look down upon another sinner as though we earned our place before God.
If we are saved, we are recipients of grace.
Jesus was traveling toward Jerusalem.
The disciples could not yet understand everything that Jerusalem would eventually mean.
But the Lamb of God was moving according to His Father’s purpose.
Today, remember where your confidence must rest.
Not in yourself.
Not in your goodness.
Not in your religious activity.
In Christ alone.
Question for Today
What are you trusting in for your acceptance before a holy God?
Respond: “My hope is in Jesus Christ alone.”
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