Verse of the Day 7/25

 

John 2:24-25But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people²⁵ and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.  English Standard Version (ESV)

 

Today's verses are some of those which can easily be glossed over.  They come at the end of John chapter 2 and with the way that the Bible has been put into chapter, many people will not link these verses to what John tells us in the coming chapters.  The key words here are "he knew all people" and that he "knew what was in man".

 

As John launches in what we know of as John chapter 3 we see a number of exchanges with people, from various walks of life who come in contact with Jesus, come to know something about him, and whose lives are changed forever.  We have Nicodemus, a Pharisee; we have the woman at the well, an adulteress, and the lame man that was healed at the pool in Bethesda and on to others such as Zachaeus.

 

In each case we see that Jesus knew who they were, knew what was in them, knew what they needed and they responded.  The responses differed, some were changed immediately, with Nicodemus it took some time.  It is a message for all of us.  He knows us, what makes us "tick" and what we really need.  How do we respond to Him when we come in contact with Him, when we come into His presence whether it is at a worship service or in our quiet place that we considered yesterday.

 

We may put on a good front, but as The Message puts it "He knows us inside and out and sees "right through" our facade.  One way or the other, Jesus gets to the heart of the matter.  If you have the time this weekend, choose one of these interactions in John 3 through 5 and see how he works.  "Most assuredly" He will have something to say to us.

 

In Christ,
Mike

 

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John 2:23-25The Message (MSG)

^23-25 During the time he was in Jerusalem, those days of the Passover Feast, many people noticed the signs he was displaying and, seeing they pointed straight to God, entrusted their lives to him. But Jesus didn't entrust his life to them. He knew them inside and out, knew how untrustworthy they were. He didn't need any help in seeing right through them.