Something new

So I have decided that I will start recording what I read in my Bible. This will help me focus on the meanings and it will help me to continue to read. I know I am not alone in the struggle to read the whole Bible, but I know it needs to be done!

I chose to start with John. My sunday school calss has been going over that book and I felt it was good for me to go back and review and start from there.

John 1
In the Begining was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

This first thing hit home because when it's saying Word, it of course is refering to Jesus.
So Jesus was with God in the begining and he was God. He is apart of who God is.
So in essence anything Jesus says is of God and his actions are of God. So that means we should imulate Jesus in all ways possible.

Then we talk about John and how John was here to give testimony and witness to what Jesus has done. John the Baptist goes on to talk about how he is not the Christ, but that the Christ is coming. The people question him asking are you he, are you the prophet, are you the Elijah? He says no and when they demand to know an answer he says that he is the voice calling in the desert, make straight the way for the Lord.
They then wanted to know why he baptized. He said I baptise with water, but among you stands one you do not know. He is the one who comes after me, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worth to untie.

John trying to simply say I am not the Messiah, but we should prepare ourselves for his arrival. I am baptizing so that we may have followers and belivers when he arrives.
I am not he and I am unworthy to be him or to even untie his shoes.

We then see that John recognises Jesus right off. He proclaims loudly, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"
John is saying to people, see here he is, the one I told you about. I have been baptizing so that he might be revealved to Israel.

He reveals that God has told him that whoever you baptize and you see the spirit decend on him like a dove and stay, that will be the man who is to be the lamb of God.
He says I have seen and testify that this is the son of God.

Jesus the gathers disciples. One of whom is Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
Andrew gets so excited that he goes to get his brother and Jesus says to him you are Simon son of John. you will be called Cephas, which means Peter.

So Jesus has his first disciples and he has renamed Simon.
The next day he goes out and finds Nathanal and Phillip, who follow Jesus.

Nathanal is sceptical, but Jesus does his first miracle right here. Nathanal asks How do you know me? Jesus says I saw you under the fig tree as Phillip went to go and get you.
Nathanal is impressed and says yes you must be the Christ.
Jesus now makes a prediction to them saying basicly, you haven't seen anything yet.
He says, "You will see greater things than that. I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the son of Man."


So today I have seen Great things in the first Chapter of John.
We are introduced to Jesus as the Word. He is not just apart of God, he is God. So what he says and does is of God.
We see Jesus life in ministry starting as he is shown off by John the Baptist, who knows he is the Christ. Jesus also develops followers right away and even proves himself to Nathanal who is sceptical of who Jesus really is.

God,
Please help me to continue to read your word and to understand the message it sends. I pray you will open my heart and mind to its meaning and to take to hear what your word says, your Word being Jesus.
Amen.