Jesus is Essential
John 8:25–30: Then they said to Him, “Who are You?” And Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.” They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father. Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.” As He spoke these words, many believed in Him.
The Son of Man comes to the Ancient of Days to be made ruler of this universe. So the Lord Jesus is referring here to His crucifixion and also to His crowning that is yet to come. After the death and resurrection of Christ, many of these religious rulers believed.
We are told in the Book of Acts that many of the priests in Jerusalem believed. This is what He is saying to them now. Afterwards they would know that He is the One He claims to be. It is the redemptive death of Christ that explains Him, why He came and who He is. One cannot really know who He is until one knows what He has done. 1
Walking with Jesus
Have you neglected the call of God towards repentance? The people who saw God face to face resisted Him and did not receive Him and His teachings. Is Christianity more than just the right religion to follow, or is it a life-changing relationship with the living God. Is your life really surrendered to Jesus?
And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself. John 12:32
His redemption is the living proof that He is the Living God.
Praying
Lord, please forgive me for not yielding completely to Your Lordship.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Gospels (John 1-10) (electronic ed., Vol. 38). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
