KNOWING YOUR BIBLE
March 6, 2022: Dear Friends, welcome to this blog. The purpose of this blog is to help in learning and knowing the Bible. We are currently in the Lenten Season, the time of 40 days prior to Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, for fasting and pentence by the followers of Jesus Christ. This series of blogs began 2 weeks ago and is focusing on the life and humanity of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. If time allows, go to the last 2 blogs by going to the website above left, to read and contemplate on what has already been written in this series.
Today, the focus will continue to be on the humanity of Jesus with Bible verses either being listed or written that describe different aspects of Jesus’ actions or his expressions of how he was thinking. For instance, the verses in John, chapter 11, verses 33-35 revealed that Jesus had deep feelings of sorrow and grief over the death of his friend, Lazarus, as written: “When Jesus saw her weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, ‘Where have you moved him?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, ‘See how he loved him.’”
Other verses in the Gospel Books of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, are written about Jesus’ compassion for the many that tells us that Jesus cared for people, whether they were hungry and without food, having sickness or pain or were wandering without goals or purpose in life. In Matthew, chapter 9, verses 35-36, it is written: “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and sickness,. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” He cared for people during his earthly reign, just like he cares for us today.
Jesus uses the word “Joy” in several of his teachings and sayings. Just as he humanly felt sorrow and grief, compassion and caring, he must have had joy in his life to be able to want his followers to have joy in their lives. In Luke chapter 6, verse 23, when Jesus was talking about one of the Beaitudes, he said: “Rejoice in.that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven…..” And in John, chapter 15, verse 11, Jesus said: “I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.” Jesus wanted us to experience joy in our lives. Sorrow and grief as compared to joy, all are parts of our humanity, our thoughts and feelings. Understanding Jesus’ humanity will infiltrate into our inner-most beings, a better understanding of him, that will bring us nearer and closer to Jesus, day by day.. MAY GOD BLESS YOUR BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK! . All verses are from the New Revised Standard (NRS) Version of the Bible. Bible Verses: Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21. John, chapter 2, verses 1-2; Luke, chapter 7, verse 36; Luke, chapter 19, verses 1-6; Matthew, chapter 25, verses 34-40; Matthew, chapter 23, verse 37; John, chapter 13, verses 3-15; Mark, chapter 1, verses 40-41; Luke, chapter 4, verses 38-39; and Luke 8, verses 40-56.