Earlier this week I shared from John 12 some insight that kept ringing in my heart. Well, I have to turn back there again, and yes, I missed sharing with you yesterday. Let’s see if I can make up for it.
In the verses I am going to share today I’d like to ask that you choose to look at them from the position of a follower of Jesus.
What did you experience when you were with Him?
How did His teaching and His mannerisms impact you?
Which of these things do you need to apply to your walk with Him?
Read on with those questions in mind.
John 12:44-50 NLT
Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me. 45 For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me. 46 I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark. 47 I will not judge those who hear me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it. 48 But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth I have spoken. 49 I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it. 50 And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say.”
It is easy to catch some patterns from what Jesus had to say. I will simply give you a few highlights that I find here and in the life Jesus lived as so many watched on and began to live differently.
— If you trusted Me, you are trusting in God also
— When you see Me, you see the one who sent me.
— Light is what I came to share in your darkness.
— Obeying God leads to not be judged.
— He spoke only what the Father told Him to speak.
There is a pattern in these verses that we can apply to our lives. It is sharp, and these things made a lot of sense to those who have trusted God and even noted that our way ends in a direction that doesn’t lead us to be closer to God.
Check out John 12 for yourself. That is much treasure to consume or to learn from.
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