Category Archives: Daily Devotional

Scripture: John 5:40 (ESV) – “Yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.” After pointing out that the Scriptures bear witness about Him, Jesus now delivers the tragic conclusion: “Yet you refuse to come to me.” The problem is not ignorance or lack of access to truth—it is willful unbelief. TheyContinue reading “Refusing Life from the Giver”

Scripture: John 5:39 (ESV) – “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,” Jesus now brings His charge to its sharpest point. The religious leaders diligently searched the Scriptures, believing that in their study and mastery of the text theyContinue reading “The Scriptures Point to Me”

Scripture: John 5:38 (ESV) – “And you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent.” Jesus continues to expose the disconnect between the religious leaders and the God they claim to serve. They prided themselves on their devotion to the Scriptures, yet Jesus saysContinue reading “No Room for His Word”

Scripture: John 5:37 (ESV) – “And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen.” Jesus now names the highest and clearest witness of all: God the Father Himself. The Father hasn’t merely sent the Son—He has also testified to Him.Continue reading “The Father’s Voice and Witness”

Scripture: John 5:36 (ESV) – “But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.” Though Jesus honors John the Baptist as a faithful witness,Continue reading “The Greater Witness”

Scripture: John 5:35 (ESV) – “He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.” Jesus offers a gracious commendation of John the Baptist: “He was a burning and shining lamp.” John was not the Light (as John 1:8 says), but he reflected it. He wasContinue reading “A Burning and Shining Lamp”

Scripture: John 5:34 (ESV) – “Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.” Jesus clarifies His earlier appeal to John the Baptist: while John was a faithful witness, Jesus does not depend on any human validation. His authority and identity do notContinue reading “Not That I Need Human Testimony”

Scripture: John 5:33 (ESV) – “You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.” Jesus now begins to name the witnesses who confirm His identity. The first is John the Baptist—a prophet whom the religious leaders themselves had once respected. They had “sent” to him, recognizing his authority, perhaps even entertaining theContinue reading “The Lamp That Burned Brightly”

Scripture: John 5:32 (ESV) – “There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.” Jesus continues building His case—not by defending Himself with personal claims, but by pointing to another who testifies on His behalf. Though He does not name this witness explicitlyContinue reading “The Witness of Another”

Scripture: John 5:31 (ESV) – “If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true.” Jesus here acknowledges a principle rooted in God’s law: a matter is established by multiple witnesses, not by self-assertion alone. Though Jesus is the Truth incarnate, He does not ask for blind allegiance based solely on His ownContinue reading “A Testimony Worth Hearing”