Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Printable version of this week’s devotional.
Read John 2: 18-21. The Jews demanded a sign of Jesus’ authority . When Jesus talks about the destruction of the temple, he is talking about himself. It is a foreshadowing of his fate. The temple was considered God’s presence here on earth. Jesus body then was the focus of God’s authority and interaction in the world [New Interpreters Bible]. In looking at the language of the Bible, the word that refers to the raising of the temple can also be translated as resurrection. When have you asked for a sign form God? How did God answer? When have you questioned God’s authority?
