May 8
John 5:24-47
If you only had time to communicate the most important thing about life to someone, what is the central truth you would want to teach them? In John’s gospel he records more conversations of Jesus than the other Gospel writers. From these we can deduce some of the essential things John felt we needed to understand about Jesus, and by extension, the most important things we need to teach others. John 5 describes Jesus in Jerusalem during "one of the Jewish festivals." He would have been crammed into the streets of the capital city with potentially hundreds of thousands of Jewish pilgrims. Into these packed corridors came Jesus' interaction with the religious leaders. They intellectually understand something about the truths of the Old Testament, but they failed to use these truths as God intended.
The ultimate goal of the Bible is to help us know God and respond to who he is. When we come to know God the Father, we come to know his Son, and the life which he makes available to us. Jesus is the one who gives eternal life, has life in himself, and who will raise the dead to life. So, what is one critical thing we need to believe and communicate to others─Jesus gives life. Only through him can we or anyone have eternal life. So, let us come to Jesus, run to Jesus, know him, live for him, and share him with others.
Father God, thank you that life comes from you, your Son, and your Spirit. Amen.
Why is Jesus as the source of life one of the most essential things for us to believe and share with others?
If you only had time to communicate the most important thing about life to someone, what is the central truth you would want to teach them? In John’s gospel he records more conversations of Jesus than the other Gospel writers. From these we can deduce some of the essential things John felt we needed to understand about Jesus, and by extension, the most important things we need to teach others. John 5 describes Jesus in Jerusalem during "one of the Jewish festivals." He would have been crammed into the streets of the capital city with potentially hundreds of thousands of Jewish pilgrims. Into these packed corridors came Jesus' interaction with the religious leaders. They intellectually understand something about the truths of the Old Testament, but they failed to use these truths as God intended.
The ultimate goal of the Bible is to help us know God and respond to who he is. When we come to know God the Father, we come to know his Son, and the life which he makes available to us. Jesus is the one who gives eternal life, has life in himself, and who will raise the dead to life. So, what is one critical thing we need to believe and communicate to others─Jesus gives life. Only through him can we or anyone have eternal life. So, let us come to Jesus, run to Jesus, know him, live for him, and share him with others.
Father God, thank you that life comes from you, your Son, and your Spirit. Amen.
Why is Jesus as the source of life one of the most essential things for us to believe and share with others?
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