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Words in Red | John 9

January 19, 2026 By Lara Howard

This week’s suggested reading: John 9

This week’s question to ponder: This week we’re going to use our imaginations. There are a number of “characters” in John 9: the blind man, his parents, the Jewish leaders, and Jesus’ disciples. If you had to insert yourself into this story, based upon where your faith is right now, who do you think you would be, and why? This is meant to spark internal reflection and lead to times of personal prayer with our good God.

We cannot assume we know the why behind all suffering.

Humans love to draw really straight lines of explanation when we see suffering around us. We like to define the why. Maybe it’s because we’re insecure. Maybe it’s because we’re proud. Maybe it’s because we’re judgmental. Whatever the motive, we like it. “As he (Jesus) passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?'” (John 9:1-2)

Jesus’ response shows us that the why isn’t that simple. “Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.'” (John 9:3-5)

Yes, sinful choices lead to consequences. It’s the nature of being a human in this world. And every parent knows this all too well. If I say to my child – because I love my child and I don’t want him to get hurt – “Don’t touch the stove. It’s hot. It will burn you.” But then my child chooses to touch the stove anyway. My child will get burned. It’s the consequence to touching the hot stove. Straight line of explanation.

But if we flip the scenario around, just because we see a burn on Johnny’s hand doesn’t necessarily mean that Johnny sinned. There could be a wide range of explanations as to how he got what looks like a burn on his hand. And based upon Jesus’ response, we learn that sometimes suffering is a pathway for God to show his strength, grace, and power in and through us.

There’s a famous poem called “The Thorn” by Christian poet Martha Snell Nicholson that completely obliterated what I thought I knew about suffering when I first read it years ago. It still overwhelms me even today. Ms. Nicholson suffered decades of debilitating pain from a number of diseases that rendered her an invalid. Yet listen to her explanation of her unimaginable earthly pain.

I stood a mendicant of God before His royal throne And begged him for one priceless gift, which I could call my own. I took the gift from out His hand, but as I would depart I cried, “But Lord this is a thorn and it has pierced my heart. This is a strange, a hurtful gift, which Thou hast given me.” He said, “My child, I give good gifts and gave My best to thee.” I took it home and though at first the cruel thorn hurt sore, As long years passed I learned at last to love it more and more. I learned He never gives a thorn without this added grace, He takes the thorn to pin aside the veil which hides His face.

"The Thorn" by Martha Snell Nicholson

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We can’t assume we know why someone suffers. Yes, there are times we suffer simply because of our stupid choices. I can call them “stupid choices” because I’ve made so many of them over the years. But regardless of the why behind our suffering, we have a God who can take our suffering and reveal himself – his love, his power, and his peace – to us through our suffering in ways this world cannot explain. Sometimes that means a miraculous healing visible for all to see. And sometimes that means a powerful, intimate sustaining of our body and soul in the midst of suffering that this world could never fully explain or take away.

Fear of man can cripple our testimony.

Fear of man can creep up in nearly all of us at times. It often shows itself when we go along with something that we don’t actually agree with. Maybe we stay silent instead of speaking up. Maybe we lie or reframe a scenario. But at it’s root, fear of man means we’re afraid of being rejected or harmed by someone, or some group, that we admire, value, or honor, so instead we modify our words or actions in efforts to avoid the rejection.

Back in the John 9 text we read, 18 “The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight 19 and asked them, ‘Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?’ 20 His parents answered, ‘We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. 21 But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.’ 22 (His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. 23 Therefore his parents said, ‘He is of age; ask him.’)” (John 9:18-23)

The blind man’s parents feared the Jews’ reaction. So they deflected. The didn’t testify to what Jesus had done. Instead, in fear, they punted the question to their son to answer. And personally, I think they probably missed a blessing.

One day years ago when I was working out at the gym, an old worship song from my playlist came through my headphones. The song talked about how God adopts us into his family and calls us his child. It had me all undone right there on the treadmill to the point that I felt that God wanted me to encourage someone right there in the gym with this concept of his fatherly love for them.

I proceeded to have an internal debate, “Surely that’s not what God said. I’m sure everyone here is fine. Chill, Lara.” Then I walked into the women’s only area to lift some weights and saw a woman with the word heavenly embroidered on her sweatpants across her bum. “Lord, you’re kidding me, right? You want me to tell heavenly bottoms?” So with slight internal resistance, I started walking towards her…and then I quickly chickened out. “She’s going to think I’m crazy, Lord. I don’t want her to feel weird.” I proceeded to walk right passed her…and I immediately felt deflated.

I went into the locker room to change clothes and continued with my internal battle of feeling terrible for staying silent. “Lord, if you give me another chance I’ll tell her,” I silently prayed. And would you believe, as I turned the corner, the only woman standing in the locker room was heavenly bottoms looking at a flyer on the mirror?! So I said, “Hey, this may sound strange, but I think I’m supposed to tell you how much God loves you. He sees you. He knows you. He is your father. And he hasn’t forgotten you.” Her eyes welled up with tears as she choked out a quiet thank you.

Believe me. I don’t tell you that story to pat myself on the back. I tell you because there have been many many times that I’ve stayed silent out of fear when I know God is leading me to speak out. Many times. But one thing I have learned the older I get, when I allow the fear of man to keep me silent, I miss a blessing. How do I know? Because when I do testify to the love and power of God, in spite of any fear of man, God always meets me there.

Get ready. Buckle up. God will bust open the box we try to put him in.

“They (the Jews) said to him (the blind man), ‘What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?’ 27 He answered them, ‘I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?’ 28 And they reviled him, saying, ‘You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.’ 30 The man answered, ‘Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. 32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.’ 34 They answered him, ‘You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?’ And they cast him out.” (John 9:26-34)

We like to think we have God all figured out. We like to think we can define him so that he fits perfectly in our box. But God’s thoughts aren’t our thoughts. His ways aren’t our ways. We’re literally living in a moment of time on an eternal continuum that the God of the universe is outside of. There’s never been a moment that he hasn’t existed. There will never be a moment that he won’t exist. Yet in an effort to understand him, and possibly try to control him, we take the things he reveals about himself and try to neatly stuff him in our box of understanding. Until one day he busts it wide open.

The Jews of the time thought they had God neatly defined. They had their laws. They had their traditions. They had their understanding. Yet the coming of Jesus completely busted that box wide open. And sadly, many rejected him because Jesus didn’t fit in their box. Or maybe they didn’t want him to fit.

God gave us his Word as a guide. He sent his Son to save us. He puts his Spirit within us to lead and convict.

But he cannot be fully defined. Because he’s God.

In the book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, there’s a scene where Mr. Beaver explains the character of God, depicted as Aslan the lion, to Susan.

“Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion,” said Mr. Beaver.
“Ooh” said Susan. “I’d thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion…”
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver “Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

Our God may not be able to be fully defined. He definitely cannot be controlled. He will bust out of every earthly box we try to fit him in. But he’s good. He’s love. And he can be trusted, even when we don’t fully understand what’s up ahead.

Disclaimer: Words in Red is a devotional blog series created for personal reflection and spiritual encouragement. All writing is original and created solely by the author, Lara Howard—AI was not used in the development of this content. All content in this series is copyrighted and may not be reproduced, distributed, or used without written permission. © Think True Things

Words in Red | John 8

January 12, 2026 By Lara Howard

This week’s suggested reading: John 8

This week’s question to ponder: Think of a time when you personally deserved judgment, but you received grace. Then ask yourself, how might I show grace to someone who “deserves” judgment?

John 8 begins with a section of Scripture that wasn’t in John’s original manuscript. John 7:53-8:11 started showing up in the manuscripts closer to the 4th and 5th centuries. Why? Most likely this section was a story about Jesus that got passed down through oral tradition, eventually added to the written manuscripts. That said, it’s a powerful display of Jesus’ grace and truth. So let’s dig in.

Beware. God's law is love.

Picture the scene. Jesus is teaching in the temple when the religious leaders bring a woman, who was “caught in the very act of committing adultery,” to the center of the room. They make her stand there in front of everyone as they ask Jesus if they should stone her like the law of Moses commanded. “This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him.” (John 8:6)

But Jesus doesn’t answer their question. He doesn’t say, “Yes, you should stone her. That’s what the law says, so let’s do it.” Instead, he bends down and writes something in the dirt. Then they keep questioning him until he replies, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” (John 8:7b)

He then bends down and writes in the dirt again. We don’t know what he wrote but it must have been something pretty powerful. Then they go away, leaving Jesus and the woman. Jesus asks her, “‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?’ She said, ‘No one, Lord.’ And Jesus said, ‘Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.'” (John 8:10-11)

Lemme tell you. Humans love to be right. We looooooove to be right. We all love a good “I told you so” moment, even if we keep it inside ourselves. It just feels good to our pride. And these religious leaders loved to be right. They essentially held up the law and pointed, “See! Shame on her! According to the law she deserves to die!”

But remember, Jesus didn’t come to condemn. (See the post for John 3) We’re already condemned apart from Jesus because we can’t possibly obey God’s holy law perfectly. We just can’t. So we’re already condemned before a holy God – me, you, our neighbors, our pastors, this woman, the Pharisees, and everyone else who has ever lived on the planet. That’s why we need an intervention.

Jesus came to fulfill the law, not destroy it. He came to redeem us from the consequences of our sins. He literally came on a rescue mission for mankind. The law reveals our sin. Jesus came to pay the price for our sin by dying in our place. It’s miraculous. So when we use “the law” as a means to shame others or prove ourselves right, we’re truly missing the point.

“13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.” (Galatians 5:13-15)

People like to hold up laws and shout, “See! She’s wrong! Now kill her!” People especially like it if they feel it’s justified by God. But if you and I call ourselves Jesus followers, we must take this as a warning. We must be careful that we do not hold up the letter of the law in efforts to condemn another, while missing the purpose and spirit of the law. Because the spirit of God’s law is love.

It's possible to deceive ourselves into thinking we know God, when we don't.

The remainder of chapter 8 details a conversation between Jesus and the Jews in the temple. And bottom line, many could not see Jesus for who he was. They claimed to be God’s children, evidenced by their fervor to uphold the law and all of the religious things they did. Yet Jesus exposed what was actually happening in their hearts.

“Jesus said to them, ‘If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God, and now I am here. I did not come on my own, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot accept my word. You are from your father the devil, and you choose to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? Whoever is from God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear them is that you are not from God.'” Ouch.

Jesus boldly addressed those who claimed to be children of God yet didn’t believe Jesus’ words. And in this text, Jesus goes so far as to say that their father was actually the devil, the father of lies. This had to have been highly highly offensive to their religiosity.

Here’s the thing. The “father of lies” still works in the world today. He still deceives and leads astray. The bible describes him as a “lion seeking whom he can devour” with lies. (See 1 Peter 5:8) And just because we say we follow Jesus, doesn’t make us immune to his lies. In fact, it may even make us more of a target.

That’s why it’s vital that we spend time with Jesus. It’s vital that we sit with his words and look closely at his actions. It’s vital that we prayerfully sift our thinking through the teachings of Christ to see if (and when) we too are believing lies. Because the warning remains: we as humans can be deceived into thinking we know God when we don’t. And y’all, that’s truly sobering.

In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus says, “21 Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”

Just because we do a bunch of things “in his name” doesn’t mean we know him. Just because people that lead us do a bunch of things “in his name” doesn’t mean they know him. The invitation from Jesus is simple: believe in Me and you will be saved. And the fruit that will grow in our lives from believing in him is love.

Words in Red | John 7

January 2, 2026 By Lara Howard

This week’s suggested reading: John 7

This week’s question to ponder: What are you “waiting” on God to do? What are some truths about God you want to remember when you’re struggling to accept his timing?

God's timing is not our timing. But he's always on time.

I don’t like to wait. You? I can’t count the number of times I’ve actually had the nerve to say to God, “Ok, God, it’s time. Time to do your thing. Time to answer this prayer.” As if I’m hyping him up for a big game. He’s so patient with me.

But God’s timing is not our timing. His ways are not our ways. He sees the beginning and the ending of everything. He’s working all things together for the good of those who love him. He’s trustworthy, faithful, and perfectly loving. And he stays on his eternal timetable…which often doesn’t align with our short-sighted timeline.

There have already been a number of times in these early chapters of John that we read statements like, “My (Jesus’) time has not yet come…” (John 7:6a; see 7:30) Jesus moved and lived on the Father’s timeline. Jesus didn’t push ahead or lag behind of God’s timetable. People couldn’t force him to do something outside of the Father’s timing. Why? Because Jesus knew that God’s timing was perfect. And until it was God’s time, it wasn’t time.

We may not always like God’s timing. We may not understand it. But I have learned to trust it…often after a momentary freak out. Because our God is always on time.

Jesus' claims naturally cause division.

We’re starting to see how Jesus’ claims naturally cause division among people. As if we couldn’t see that even today in our own cultural context.

“And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, ‘He is a good man,’ others said, ‘No, he is leading the people astray.’ 13 Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.” (John 7:12-13)

Then further in the text, “When they heard these words, some of the people said, ‘This really is the Prophet.’ 41 Others said, ‘This is the Christ.’ But some said, ‘Is the Christ to come from Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?’ 43 So there was a division among the people over him.” (John 7:40-43)

Bottom line, the gospel message is divisive. Jesus’ claims naturally cause separation among people because he says some difficult things. He explains the state of mankind as condemned before a holy God, in need of a Savior. He confronts those who claim to know God, yet are missing the point. He calls people to believe in him for salvation, rather than religiously “working” their way to good standing with God. All of those things can be divisive.

But just because the gospel message of Jesus is divisive doesn’t mean we should be divisive. What do I mean? Welp, take a quick stroll down Facebook lane. In 2.3 seconds it’s obvious, we live in an extremely divisive culture. Nauseatingly. But as followers of Jesus, we’re called to unity. We’re called to love, not fighting and quarreling.

“What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.” (James 4:1-3)

Jesus’ claims are naturally divisive because people don’t like to be told…well…anything. But the calling on us as followers of Jesus is unity, not division. We’re called to share the message of Jesus in love because it’s out of love he came to save.

The Holy Spirit indwells believers.

When I was at seminary, I remember saying to God, “God, I feel like I’ve started to know you as Father. I feel like I’ve started to know Jesus your Son. But I don’t know you very deeply as Holy Spirit. Will you teach me?” He’s kind to answer that prayer.

“37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.” (John 7:37-39)

Jesus tells us in this text that those who believe in him would receive the Holy Spirit. I don’t have time to go into a long dissertation on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, though that would be fun. But I do think it’s vitally important to remind us that the Holy Spirit literally comes to live within those who believe in Jesus. Literally.

We read about the first coming of the Holy Spirit in the book of Acts. He came after Jesus ascended into heaven. And he came with great power. The Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit comes to “seal” followers of Jesus, permanently. When we put our faith in Jesus, the Holy Spirit makes his home within us. He then guides us. He comforts us. He strengthens us. He empowers us. He’s truly an invaluable gift from God, given to help us walk out our days on this earth with love and grace.

He’s living water to the soul.

Jesus came to earth at the exact right time with the message of God’s love and salvation. Yes, his message caused division, just as it does today. But if we’ve put our faith in him, the Holy Spirit comes to indwell and empower us as we aim to live out our faith in love. And that’s what the world desperately needs.

Words in Red | John 6

December 29, 2025 By Lara Howard

This week’s suggested reading: John 6

Tip: Aim to read the suggested chapter once per day, with a goal of reading the chapter at least 5 times this week. As you read, keep a running list of anything the passage teaches you about Jesus – i.e. his commands, his example, his words, his convictions.

A second tip: Before you start reading the chapter each day, talk to God.
Praise him for his goodness and faithfulness. Tell him the concerns on your heart. And ask him to speak to you as you read his Word.

This week’s question to ponder: What physical solution am I seeking that might actually need a spiritual solution?

This week we talk a lot about bread. I love bread.

We as humans often look for physical solutions to spiritual problems.

Hopefully by now you’ve seen that Jesus often asked questions for the listener’s sake, not because he had a need for information. He did this again in this week’s text when he asks, “‘Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?’ He said this to test him (Philip), for he himself knew what he would do.” (John 6:5-6) We then read of Jesus miraculously feeding 5000+ people from five loaves and two fish.

The thing that got my attention in this chapter is how often the people who interacted with Jesus wanted a physical answer to their spiritual problem. In trying to answer the question Jesus asked, Philip looked to the physical, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” (John 6:7) And then further in the text, when speaking to crowds, they too looked to the physical for answers.

So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”

John 6:30-34

The people wanted physical bread to solve their physical hunger. But Jesus came to offer spiritual food to give spiritual life. They missed the point. And so often we do the same. Today, we can just as easily fall into a rut of asking God (over and over and over) for a physical solution when in actuality we’re dealing with a spiritual problem.

Jesus is stronger than any storm we may face.

As I write this point, it sounds so cliche, “Jesus is stronger than any storm we may face.” Like it would be a good quote on a Christian coffee mug with a picture of a tree on it in a storm. But cliche comments about Jesus annoy me. Saying “Jesus is bigger than any storm” while patting someone on the back who’s going through their own personal hell feels trite. So please know that when I say this, I’m saying it while holding the tension of a very fallen world.

In John 6, Jesus literally walked on the sea in the midst of a storm to reach his disciples in their boat. And the text says, “But he (Jesus) said to them, ‘It is I; do not be afraid.’ 21 Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.” (John 6:20-21) The boat and the people in it immediately transported to land.

Jesus is stronger than weather. He can defy physics. We’ve seen him heal disease and read the heart of man. There’s nothing we may face on this planet stronger than him.

But here’s the tension: you and I are probably in the middle of a trial (or have been through a trial) that feels bigger than him. I get it. I really do. I don’t understand why God allows all the things he allows on this planet. But when we face trials that we don’t understand, we have to be careful not to define God through the lens of our circumstance.

Let me explain. If in the middle of a painful season of life, I begin with the pain and try to define God through it, I will likely come up with a wrong definition of God. It might sound something like, “I’m in this painful season of life that God doesn’t seem to be fixing. Therefore, God must not be stronger than this trial or else he’d take it away.” Hopelessness and despair quickly follow.

But if we begin with the character of God and then define the storms of life through the lens of his character, we come to a very different ending. It might sound something like, “God, I know you’re stronger than everything. There isn’t anything stronger than you. And I know you love me – you have told me over and over again and even sent your Son to give me eternal life. So even though I don’t understand why you’re allowing what you’re allowing, I’m declaring my trust in you. You are faithful. You are good. Please give me wisdom and strength to get through this as only you can.” Do you hear the difference?

Jesus is stronger than any storm we may face. And if he doesn’t calm the external storm we face in the timing we want, for whatever reasons he may have, he promises to calm our internal storm with peace that only comes through faith in him.

Our "work" is to believe in Jesus.

I love to-do lists. Love them. I’m one of those who will even make a to-do list at the end of the day with all the things I accomplished earlier in the day, just so I can check them off. It’s a disease. But let’s be real. To-do lists are often tied to my own need to prove accomplishment to myself…or to others.

Jesus strips that all away. There’s no “doing” of a bunch of things to reach or impress Jesus. We can’t work our way into the eternal life he offers. We can’t go to church enough or feed the hungry enough or stand for justice enough or any other “good” thing enough. Because the ultimate problem we face isn’t physical, it’s spiritual. According to Jesus, the “work” we have to do is believe. Everything else flows from there.

25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” 28 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”

John 6:25-29

They wanted a to-do list. But he called them to faith – believe in Christ, the Son of God who came to save us.

Jesus is the Bread of Life.

The chapter began with Jesus miraculously providing physical bread to physically feed the crowd. The chapter ends with Jesus explaining that he is the bread of life. “Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.'” (John 6:35) Again, Jesus was speaking of a spiritual reality while they were listening with a physical mentality.

We feast on a lot of things on this planet in efforts to find “life.” We feast on money and fame. We feast on image and power. We feast and feast and feast and in the end, we’re left hungry. Even after I get that pair of wide-legged jeans I’d been wanting for weeks, I still want something else 5 minutes later. Feasting and feasting. And left hungry.

We as humans naturally look to this world for help, hope, security, and satisfaction. But Jesus speaks of spiritual realities. He has spiritual solutions to things we can sometimes confuse as physical necessities.

Disclaimer: Words in Red is a devotional blog series created for personal reflection and spiritual encouragement. All writing is original and created solely by the author, Lara Howard—AI was not used in the development of this content. All content in this series is copyrighted and may not be reproduced, distributed, or used without written permission. © Think True Things