READ John 12
After the triumphal entry, the multitudes herald Jesus as their Messiah.

INSIGHT
It is easy to get someone to talk about God, but try to talk about Jesus, and it is not so easy. People will often talk about “feeling close to God.” But mention Jesus, and people start to get uncomfortable. Say that Jesus is the only way to God, and people get downright offended. But Jesus says that if you accept Him, you accept God; and conversely, if you do not accept Him, you do not accept God. When someone talks about being close to God but wants nothing to do with Jesus, you can be sure he or she is not yet close to God. Regardless of anyone’s unbelief, here is the simple truth: Jesus is God the Son, and He is the only way God has provided for sinners’ reconciliation with Himself.

PRAYER
Praise God for His merciful provision of a Savior:
But I know that my Redeemer lives,  
and at the end he will stand on the dust.  
Even after my skin has been destroyed,  
yet I will see God in my flesh.  
I will see him myself;
my eyes will look at him, and not as a stranger.  
My heart longs within me (Job 19:25-27).

Pause for personal praise and thanksgiving. Pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;
heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
(Psalm 41:4).

As you consider God’s mercy, confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. Now pause to pray this affirmation to the Lord:
My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand (John 10:27-28).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:

• Greater appreciation for Christ
• A revival in our nation
• Your activities for the day
• Whatever else is on your heart

Offer this closing prayer to the Lord:
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6).