OUR DAILY BREAD : EINSTEIN AND JESUS

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FRIDAY AUGUST 14


EINSTEIN AND JESUS

READ:
John 8:12
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Jesus spoke to
them again, saying,
"I am the light of
the world."
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We remember Albert Einstein for more than his disheveled hair, big eyes, and witty charm. We know him as the genius and physicist who changed the way we see the world. His famous formula of E=mc2 revolutionized scientific thought and brought us into the nuclear age. Through his "special Theory of Relativity" he reasoned that since everything in the universe is in motion, all knowledge is a matter of perspective. He believed that the speed of light is the only constant by which we can measure space, time, or physical mass.

Long before Einstein, Jesus talked about the role of light in understanding our world, but from a different perspective. To support His claim to be the Light of the World (JOHN *:12), Jesus healed a man who had been blind from birth (9:6). When the Pharisees accused Christ of being a sinner, this grateful man said, "Whether He is s sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see" (v25).

While Einstein's ideas would later be proven difficult to test, Jesus' claims can be tested. We can spend time with Jesus in the Gospels. We can invite Him into our daily routine. We can see for ourselves that He can change our perspective on everything. ____Mart DeHaan.

**Lord Jesus, You are the one constant in this chaotic world.
Thank You for being the one true Light that the darkness
can never extinguish.
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Only as we walk in Christ's light can we live in his love.

******************************Today's Bible Reading __ John 9:107*************************
1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind
from birth. 2 And His disciples asked him, saying,
"Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was
born blind?"

3 Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned,
but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4 I must
work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night
is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the
world, I am the light of the world."

6 When He had said these things, he spat on the ground and
made clay with the saliva; and he anointed the eyes of the
blind man with the clay. 7 And He said to him, "Go, wash in
the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, sent). So he went and
washed, and came back seeing.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
In comparison to the other gospels, the gospel
of John is sparse in recording Jesus' miracles. John records only
seven miracles, but he does so for a specific purpose. In John
20:30-31 he writes: "Jesus did many other signs in the presence
of His disciples, which are not recorded in this book; but these are
written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of
God, and that believing you may have life in His name." several of
the miracles that John recorded pair with a significant statement
about Jesus' identity. After He fed the multitude with five loaves
and two fish (6:1-13), He claimed to be "the bread of life" (v.35).
He said he was the "light of the world" (8:12) and then healed the
man born blind (CH. 9). People believed in Jesus as the Messiah in
response to His miracles (6:14; 9:38). J.R. Hudberg