In our reading today John reveals to us the first miracle or sign that Jesus performs. Jesus changes water to wine at a marriage feast in Cana of Galilee. In this sign, we see that just at the right time God saves His best for last. 

In Psalm 4 David is expressing his anxiety and anger and how he turns it over to the Lord. He rests on God's righteousness and knows that He can trust him. David advises his readers to not allow anxiety to overcome us in the evening but to turn it over to the Lord. 

In today's podcast we explore how we are inadequate when we are faced with the prospect of coming into contact with an all holy and powerful God. Peter feels that way when he gets a glimpse of the glory of Jesus. Also, we see in Luke's gospel a universal call of the gospel that is to go to all the nations. 

In our reading today Jesus calls His first disciples. In Mark's gospel, we will find that Jesus is "on the way" and He calls His disciples to go along with Him. Jesus's way is the way of suffering, sacrifice, and death. Jesus calls His followers to be a part of His Kingdom and part of that calling involves suffering along with Jesus. 

Matthew tells us that Jesus came proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of Heaven. We see that Jesus has come to bring God's just kingdom rule to this earth and part of that mission is to claim a people as His own. 

In our reading today we are presented with a picture of Jesus you don't see very often. John tells us that Jesus is the fulfillment of Jacob's ladder which we find in Genesis 28. Jesus links Heaven and earth and brings us a revelation of God. 

David tells us the Law of God is perfect in every way. But what about Paul's seeming negative statements about the Law of Moses? Are Paul and David contradicting one another? We tackle this question today in the podcast! 

Today marks our 100th episode of this podcast! Today we are told by John that Jesus is God with us. He is the embodiment of the glory, grace, and truth of the God of Israel. God comes to us to rescue us in our inability to fulfill our end of the covenant. God is not only faithful to the covenant he makes- He comes and takes on the penalty of our covenant disobedience so that we may live. 

John the Baptist came to bear testimony to the coming of the Messiah. When John sees Jesus coming to be baptized he declares, "Behold the Lamb of God who comes to take away the sin of the world."  

Many times we say Christmas is the reason for the season. John the Apostle is telling us in our reading today that Jesus is the reason for everything.