Category Archives: Daily Devotional

Scripture: John 2:23 (ESV) – “Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.” J.C. Ryle, in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, reflects on the nature of the belief described in this verse. While many believed in Jesus’ nameContinue reading “Belief Based on Signs”

Scripture: John 2:22 (ESV) – “When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.” J.C. Ryle, in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, highlights this verse as a significant turning point for the disciples. While theyContinue reading “Remembering and Believing”

Scripture: John 2:21 (ESV) – “But he was speaking about the temple of his body.” J.C. Ryle, in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, highlights this verse as a key explanation of Jesus’ profound statement in John 2:19. While the Jewish leaders fixated on the physical structure of the temple, Jesus was referring to HisContinue reading “The True Temple Revealed”

Scripture: John 2:20 (ESV) – “The Jews then said, ‘It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?’” J.C. Ryle, in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, reflects on the Jewish leaders’ response to Jesus’ statement about raising the temple in three days. Their focus onContinue reading “Misunderstanding the Eternal”

Scripture: John 2:19 (ESV) – “Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’” J.C. Ryle, in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, highlights the profound and prophetic nature of Jesus’ response to the Jewish leaders. When they demand a sign to prove His authority, Jesus speaks of theContinue reading “The True Temple”

Scripture: John 2:18 (ESV) – “So the Jews said to him, ‘What sign do you show us for doing these things?’” J.C. Ryle, in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, draws attention to the response of the Jewish leaders to Jesus’ bold actions in cleansing the temple. Instead of recognizing the righteousness of His actionsContinue reading “A Question of Authority”

Scripture: John 2:17 (ESV) – “His disciples remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’” J.C. Ryle, in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, focuses on how this verse reveals both the fulfillment of Scripture and the depth of Jesus’ passion for God’s glory. The disciples’ reflection on Psalm 69:9 connectsContinue reading “Zeal for God’s House”

Scripture: John 2:16 (ESV) – “And he told those who sold the pigeons, ‘Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.’” J.C. Ryle, in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, emphasizes the authority and purpose behind Jesus’ words in this verse. Jesus speaks directly to the merchants, rebuking themContinue reading “Do Not Make My Father’s House a Marketplace”

Scripture: John 2:15 (ESV) – “And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.” J.C. Ryle, in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, vividly captures the righteous anger of Jesus in thisContinue reading “Zeal for His Father’s House”

Scripture: John 2:14 (ESV) – “In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.” J.C. Ryle, in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, examines this scene as a striking example of how the sacred can become corrupted when human greed and irreverence take over. JesusContinue reading “The Temple Profaned”