Kristi Burchfiel

VERSE: John 12:16–At first His disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about Him and that these things had been done to Him. TRUTH: This verse gives me such hope. Even though I don’t always understand Jesus or what He is doing, there will come a time when I do understand. The disciples didn’t understand everything that Jesus did while He did it, but eventually as they looked back, then they understood. We can have faith that God will explain Himself at some point. RESPONSE: Father, thank You for showing me that even the disciples who walked…

VERSE: John 11:40–Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” TRUTH: Jesus told the people and His disciples several times that earlier what He was planning to do. He explained that He was going to raise Lazarus from the dead for the glory of God. Yet, when He started to make requests to do just that, Jesus met with questions and hesitation. God does not make His will for our lives a huge secret. He intends to glorify Himself through us. Why are we surprised when He chooses to do just that? RESPONSE: Father, You will glorify Yourself through…

VERSE: John 10:18–No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father. TRUTH: Jesus was given authority over His own life by the Father. The people did not take it away from Him and He chose the exact moment and place where He laid it down. The people here were so angry that they wanted to kill Jesus, but He knew it wasn’t the right time so He didn’t lay it down. Do we respect His authority and position that God has given to Jesus?…

VERSE: John 9:2–His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” TRUTH: Often when we see something wrong, we try to figure out who is to blame. We can get so focused on who is to blame that we don’t figure out how to move past and get forgiveness and healing. Are we focusing on God and His glory throughout each situation or are we only focused on the blame? RESPONSE: Father, I pray You forgive me for being focused on the wrong thing in situations. I will not get distracted by blaming but will always see how You want to set…

VERSE: John 8:32–then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free. TRUTH: What holds us in bondage, even more than chains and jails? Lies. Lies will hold us in a tighter bondage even as we walk around. Only the truth, the truth of Jesus Christ will free people from the bondage that the master of lies, Satan, as trapped us in. Are we free through the truth of Jesus Christ? RESPONSE: Father, Your truth frees us from all the bondage that Satan tries to keep me captured in. You are freedom and You bring about freedom in all things.

VERSE: John 7:16–So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.” TRUTH: How do we know the things we know? The Lord was asked this question and responses that His learning is from God. The Lord does not boast in His own knowledge and neither should we. Anything that we know that is worth knowing is from God. Our teaching is from Him and God deserves the credit, not us. RESPONSE: Lord, You know all things and You have graciously shared a little bit of Your knowledge with me. I pray that You will be glorified as I use Your knowledge according to…

VERSE: John 6:2–A large crowd followed Him because they saw signs which He was performing on those who were sick. TRUTH: Jesus wanted to have a large crowd following Him, but not for this reason. He wants people to believe in Him and trust in Him, yet that’s not why these people were following Him. They saw Jesus do amazing things and wanted to follow Him to see more. Why do we follow Jesus. RESPONSE: Lord, You are doing many great and amazing things, yet that is just a part of who You are. You are great and holy and worthy of praise even if You never did another miracle.…

VERSE: John 5:6–When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” TRUTH: This seems an odd question to ask. Wouldn’t a person who had been sick a long time want to be well? Why does Jesus bother to ask? Sometimes when we are in our sin and doing things we know are wrong, we know what we should be doing, but we’re not ready to give up our sins yet. Jesus wants to make sure we’re ready to come to Him and trust Him, He’s not going to force us to…