THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN
Chapter 1
Abba
Father in Heaven, I cry unto Thee to send Thy Holy Spirit mightily upon me for
the express purpose of teaching me the full meaning and full Spiritual
importance of each and every word in this 1st chapter of the Gospel
of John. By Thy Almighty Power, please give me a believer’s heart and strong,
unwavering faith to believe each word of this chapter. Then please guide me to
perfectly apply each and every one of these Holy Scriptures to my life and to
proclaim all these Scriptures to every human soul I possibly can. Please
empower me with the fullness of Thy Holy Ghost Power to do so. And may all this
be for Almighty God’s Great Glory!
“In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
(Verse 1)
Almighty
Lord Jehovah God on Thy Majestic Throne of Great Glory in the Highest Heavens,
I declare unto Thee that in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and that the Word was God. Please teach me every living word of the One
True Living God that I should know now in my short life on this earth. Please
give me Perfect Knowledge and Perfect Wisdom of all Thy Holy Scriptures in Thy
Eternal Holy Bible. Please help me to be obedient to Thy Every Word. I confess
that The Word of Almighty God endureth forever.
“The
same was in the beginning with God.” (Verse 2)
Lord
God in Heaven, please reveal to me that The Lord Jesus Christ is God the Word,
that Christ was in the beginning with God the Father, that Christ is God the
Son, and that Christ also is Almighty God. Lord Jesus, I worship Thee as God
the Word.
“All
things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.”
(Verse 3)
Almighty
God, please reveal to me that The Lord Jesus Christ created everything that has
been created. Convince me that Jesus Christ is my Creator God, and that I am
most dear and important to Him. Please come into my heart and life right now
and teach me all I should know about my Creator God and my relation to Thee.
Lord Jesus Christ, I worship Thee as my Creator God.
“In
him was life; and the life was the light of men.” (Verse 4)
Heavenly Father, please grant me true faith which
comes down from the Living God on High to enable me to trust in the Lord Jesus
Christ and thus make Him my Eternal Life. Lord Jesus, I proclaim that Thou art
Life and that Thou art the Light of men. Please become my Eternal Life. Please
become my Light. Lord Jesus, I worship Thee as Eternal Life. I worship Thee,
Jesus Christ, as the Light of men.
“And
the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” (Verse 5)
Lord
Jesus Christ, please shine Thy Glorious and Marvelous Light into my heart and
life. And with that Divine Light, please overcome all the darkness that is
within my being.
“There
was a man sent from God, whose name was John.” (Verse 6)
Almighty Lord Jehovah God, I confess that John the
Baptist was a prophet of the One True Jehovah God of Israel. I confess that
John the Baptist was a man sent from God. In accordance to Thy Divine Will for
my life, please now make me into a man (woman) of God and send me out to do the
work Thou didst ordain for my life on earth, even before Thou didst create me.
“The
same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him
might believe.” (Verse 7)
Lord Jesus, please teach me how to witness of Thee
to other eternal human souls. Teach me how to bear witness to all mankind of Thy
True Light. Please give me true faith to believe on Thee. Please help all
Christian believers to bear effective witness of the Light of the world, which
is Jesus Christ. I also pray that all lost men, women, and children on this
earth would believe on The Lord Jesus Christ.
“He
was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.” (Verse 8)
Lord Jesus, here am I. Please also send me to bear
witness of that Light from God on High.
“That
was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”
(Verse 9)
Lord
Jesus Christ, I confess that Thou art that True Light, which lighteth every
man, every human soul, that cometh into the world. I call upon Thee to right
now shine Thy Divine Light brightly into the heart and soul of every human soul
on earth, and create within each of us an earnest desire to follow Thy True
Light. Lord Jesus, I worship Thee as the True Light of Almighty God.
“He
was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.”
(Verse 10)
Lord
Jesus Christ, I confess that Thou art the Creator God of all mankind. I want to
know Thee. Please create within my soul an intensely burning desire to learn
everything about Thee that Thou hast ordained that I know of Thee in this life
on earth. Please reveal Thyself to me. Please teach me all I should know about
my Creator God. Save me from being estranged from my Creator God. Save me from
lacking in knowledge of my Creator God.
“He
came unto his own, and his own received him not.” (Verse 11)
Lord
Jesus, please convince me that Thou hast come unto me. Please give me a heart
to receive Thee. Save me from ever refusing Thee. Please come into my heart and
life and make me one of Thine own. Thank Thee, Lord Jesus, for coming unto me.
I pray that all the people of Israel wouldest receive Thee as their Messiah.
“But
as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even
to them that believe on his name:” (Verse 12)
Lord Jesus Christ, give me a burning desire to
receive Thee, a foremost desire that far exceeds all other of my heart’s
desires. Help me to receive Thee right now. Please give me power to become a
son of God. Please help me to truly believe on Thy Name.
“Which
were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man,
but of God.” (Verse 13)
Lord Jesus, I want to be born of God. I want to be
born again. I want be born anew. Please grant this prayer for me. Teach me
everything that it means, to be born of Almighty God, and thus become a child
of God my Creator and no longer be a child of the devil headed for an eternal
hell.
“And
the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (Verse
14)
Lord Jesus, teach me how that Thou, the Word of God,
was made flesh, became a human being, and dwelt here on earth. Please come into
my heart and life right now and dwell with me from now on and forever. I want
right now to fully behold Thy Glory, the Glory as of the only begotten of the
Father, full of grace and truth. Lord Jesus, I worship Thee as the Only
Begotten Son of God the Father.
“John
bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This is he of whom I spake, He that cometh
after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.” (Verse 15)
Lord Jesus Christ, please teach me how that Thou art
the Everlasting God, with no beginning and no ending. Help me also to bare witness
of Thee by proclaiming this Divine Truth to everyone I can, crying out this
Wonderful News to every soul around me just as John the Baptist did.
“And
of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.” (Verse 16)
Lord
Jesus, I want to receive of Thy fullness, and grace for grace. Please send Thy
Holy Spirit most powerfully upon me right now to fill me with all the fullness
of Almighty God. Teach me fully what a merciful, gracious, loving Creator God
Thou art.
“For
the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” (Verse
17)
Lord
Jesus, please teach me Almighty God’s Law that was given by Moses. Please
impart Thy Grace and Truth to me.
“No
man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of
the Father, he hath declared him.” (Verse 18)
Almighty
Lord God, tho I cannot see Thee with my natural eyes, please reveal Thyself to
me and give me full knowledge of Thee. Lord Jesus, I confess that Thou art the
only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father. Please declare God the
Father unto me. Please declare and reveal Almighty God my Maker unto me.
“And
this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from
Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?” (Verse 19)
“And
he confessed and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.” (Verse 20))
Lord
Jesus of Nazareth, the Man of Galilee, I worship Thee as the Christ, the
Anointed One of God.
“And
they asked him, What then? Art thou E-li’-as? And he saith, I am not. Art thou
that prophet? And he answered, No.” (Verse 21)
“Then
said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent
us. What sayest thou of thyself?” (Verse 22)
“He
said, I am THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF
THE LORD, as said the prophet E-sa’-ias.” (Verse 23)
Lord
Jesus Christ, please teach me Thy Way, and lead me to follow in Thy Way. If it
be Thy Will for me, please make my voice the voice of one crying in the wilderness
of this sinful world, proclaiming to all souls around me the eternal truths of
God they must to know. Reveal to me how that this world in which I now live is
a spiritual wilderness. Lord Jesus Christ, I worship Thee as The Lord.
“And
they which were sent were of the Pharisees.” (Verse 24)
“And
they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that
Christ, nor E-li’-as, neither that prophet?” (Verse 25)
“John
answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you,
whom ye know not;” (Verse 26)
Lord
Jesus, I want to know Thee fully. Please save me from being ignorant of Thee.
Please reveal Thyself fully to me. Please teach me all I should know about
water baptism.
“He
it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am
not worthy to unloose.” (Verse 27)
Lord Jesus Christ, please send Thy Holy Spirit to me
and reveal to me just how High, Holy, Majestic, Glorious, and Almighty Thou
art. Convince me that Thou art worthy of my faith, worship, praise, obedience,
service, and my all. I worship Thee because Thou art most worthy.
“These
things were done in Beth-ab’-a-ra beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.”
(Verse 28)
“The
next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God,
which taketh away the sin of the world.” (Verse 29)
Almighty Jehovah God in Heaven, I confess that The
Lord Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Lord Jesus, please reveal unto me all my sins. I confess that I have sinned
against God and man. Please take away all my sin. Lord Jesus, I worship Thee as
the Lamb of God, which taketh away all my sins.
“This
is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for
he was before me.” (Verse 30)
Lord
Jesus, please teach me how that Thou art the True, Living, Everlasting God,
with no beginning and no end. Please reveal Thyself fully to me. I worship
Thee, Lord Jesus, as The True, Eternal, and Living God.
“And
I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I
come baptizing with water.” (Verse 31)
Lord
Jesus Christ, please reveal to me just how terribly detrimental it is to me to
not know Thee. Please reveal Thyself fully to me, I pray. Stir up my heart to
daily seek Thee with all my heart.
“And
John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove,
and it abode upon him.” (Verse 32)
Almighty
Jehovah God, please teach me how that Thou art a Triune God, One God of Three
Persons; God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit.
“And
I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto
me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the
same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.” (Verse 33)
Lord Jesus Christ, please give me living faith to
trust fully in Thee. Please baptize me with the Holy Ghost of Almighty God.
“And
I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.” (Verse 34)
Lord
Jesus, I worship Thee as the Son of God. I pray that all other souls on earth
will also worship Thee as the Son of God.
“Again
the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;” (Verse 35)
“And
looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!” (Verse 36)
Lord
Jesus, please enable me to look upon Thee. Please enable me to see Thee as The
Lamb of God. Please walk with me. I worship Thee as the Lamb of God.
“And
the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.” (Verse 37)
Lord Jesus Christ, please speak to me. Please give
me ears to hear Thy Voice. Please give me a burning desire to follow Thee.
Please lead me daily in paths of righteousness for Thy Name’s Sake.
“Then
Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi,
(which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? (Verse 38)
Lord Jesus, please teach me what to seek. Please
enable me to seek Thee with all my heart. Reveal to me where Thou doest dwell.
“He
saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day:
for it was about the tenth hour.” (Verse 39)
Lord Jesus, please invite me now, to come and see
where Thou dwellest. Please cause me to abide with Thee forever.
“One
of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s
brother.” (Verse 40)
Lord Jesus Christ, please give me ears to hear Thee
speak to me. Please give me a heart to understand and to obey all Thy Words to
me. And give me a will to follow Thee whithersoever Thou doest lead me.
“He
first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the
Mes-si’-as, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.” (Verse 41)
Lord
Jesus, please enable me to search for Thee with all my heart. Please cause me
to find Thee, the Christ, the Anointed One of God, and the Messiah. I now
worship Thee, Lord Jesus as the Christ, the Anointed One of Almighty God, and
the Messiah and Saviour of the world. Help me to tell all my family members
about Thee. Help me to tell everyone about Thee.
“And
he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Ce’-phas, which is by interpretation, A stone.” (Verse 42)
Almighty Lord God in Heaven, please teach me how to
bring people to the Lord Jesus Christ, and help me to bring multitudes of lost
souls to Christ, the One True Help and Saviour of all mankind.
“The
day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith
unto him, Follow me.” (Verse 43)
Lord Jesus, please search for me and find me. Please
save me and call me to follow Thy Precious Footsteps for all my life on earth.
And most of all, please change my rebellious heart to make it fully obedient to
Thee at all times.
“Now
Philip was of Beth-sa’-i-da, the city of Andrew and Peter.” (Verse 44)
“Philip
findeth Na-than’-a-el, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in
the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
(Verse 45)
Lord Jesus
Christ, I confess that Thou, Jesus of Nazareth, art the One of Whom Moses and
the prophets did write in the Old Testament of The Holy Bible.
“And
Na-than’-a-el said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?
Philip saith unto him, Come and see.” (Verse 46)
Lord
Jesus, please stir up my heart powerfully and motivate me to call on everyone
to come unto Thee in order to see just Who Thou art; the Saviour of mankind.
“Jesus
saw Na-than’-a-el coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” (Verse 47)
Lord Jesus Christ, please be my Saviour and take
away all guile out of my life and my being.
“Na-than’-a-el
saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I
saw thee.” (Verse 48)
Lord
Jesus, please convince me that Thou art my Creator God Who knowest everything
about me. Convince me that Thou doest carefully watch me every action. May
everything I do be pleasing in Thy Holy and Righteous Sight.
“Na-than’-a-el
answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King
of Israel.” (Verse 49)
Lord Jesus, I boldly proclaim that Thou art the Son
of God. Thou art the King of Israel. I fervently worship Thee as the Son of God
and the King of Israel. I pray that all Israelites will worship Thee as the Son
of God and as their King.
“Jesus
answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw
thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than
these.” (Verse 50)
Lord Jesus Christ, please help me to believe on Thee
with all my heart. Please show me great and glorious things I have never seen.
“And
he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon the Son of man.” (Verse
51)
Almighty
Lord Jehovah God, in accordance to Thy Will for me, please impart to me a full
knowledge of God’s Glorious Heaven, Thy angels, and Jesus Christ, the Son of
man.
Heavenly
Father, I also pray all these things that I prayed in John Chapter 1 for all
the living human souls now on the face of the earth. Please give me strong,
unwavering faith to believe Thou wilt answer each of these prayers in
accordance to Thy Divine Will, for Thy Great Glory, and for our good and
salvation. I humbly ask all these things in The Precious Name of The Lord Jesus
Christ, and for Jesus’ Name’s Sake. Thank Thee, Heavenly Father, for showing
Great Mercies and Grace unto me, and answering these prayers of mine. Amen!
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