When God Says …
“But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.” (John 5:36-38 KJV)
The religious Jews are so adamant on strict compliance of their law requiring two witnesses to affirm validity of the Lord's claim of being equal with God. We should note that the law they were following was given for rebellious unbelieving people. The law was not intended for people of faith in the Lord Jehovah, the I AM. The Lord Jesus, who came to fulfill the law, satisfied this requirement for them, in order for them and others who are outside of faith, to see the truth and be saved. In addition to John the Baptist's human testimony, He declared and called on a greater witness than John, which are the works that the Father has given Him to accomplish. There are no greater witness by man than the works that He was doing, which were the fulfillment of prophecies by the prophets and the writings revealed from the foundation of the world.
The Words of God through the Holy Scriptures, manifest that the Lord Jesus Christ was appointed before the foundation of the earth. But, these Jews whose minds and spiritual eyes are darkened by religion, like many of today's religious people, didn't hear His Words. They say they read the writings of Moses and the prophets, whom God used to reveal His Words with the guidance of His Spirit, but the Lord exposed them: "And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.” (John 5:38).
Sans religion, if truly they and everyone just only hear, listen, believe and depend in God's Holy and Written Words, then we shall all see the truth that sets us free. They, the religious and the unbelieving world only need to believe in the Son of God, be born again and become like us who are called children of the Most High God. In Genesis 3:15, God declared that the offspring of the woman will crush the head of the serpent that deceived Eve. This is pointing to the Lord Jesus Christ who brings eternal defeat to the devil and save mankind from their sin.
Apostle Peter affirmed of the Lord Jesus Christ that: “He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.” (1 Peter 1:20-21 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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