Have you ever encountered
someone who believed they had “all the answers”? How frustrating was it trying
to get them to understand they had something wrong? Jesus had the same
encounter with the so called “wise” of His world. He left that hostile
environment, and returned to the peaceful banks of the Jordan River.
Look at John
10:39-42 39 Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp. 40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days.
There he stayed, 41 and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never
performed a sign, all that
John said about this man was true.”42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.
There He found many who were
considered uneducated and poor, but hungry for His truth. They accepted His
teaching, healing, and claim of Messiah. It was the same message, but there was
a vastly different response. People must respond to Jesus - some in acceptance
others in rejection. Knowing who Jesus’ identity is not the same as “knowing”
and accepting Him as your Savior.
What does it take to
“discover” Jesus today? It’s all about the truth and responding to God’s great love, mercy, and grace. Amen?
