Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer

December 23: John 15-18

Scripture: John 17:1 After Jesus said this, he looked towards heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.
3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Observation: Never far from our thoughts at Christmas is the subject of presents—presents we give and presents we receive. Without exception, the greatest present one can receive in their lifetime is the gift of eternal life given by Jesus. In verse three, we have Jesus’s definition of eternal life.

Application: It is not enough for me to know about Jesus, read about Jesus, or talk about him—I must know him. And as I continue to read the Bible and prepare the daily SOAP devotionals, I want to continue to grow in knowing him—not just knowing more about him. It is not just gaining daily knowledge about him. It is sharing the daily experience of life with him.

Prayer: Lord, as we experience this day together, show me how you respond to the things happening to me and around me. Amen

Pastor Leon

Making friends for time and eternity!