The Gospel of John 5:41-44 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“I receive not honour from men. But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?” (John 5:41-44 KJV)

People need motivation as a driving force to push them to their goals for living in this world. Often, many are driven by desire for honor and recognition. Even the apostles sought it as they jockeyed to be able to sit by the side of Jesus in His glory (Mark 10:37). That's humanity at its state of being sinful, with its craving for fame, human accolade and validation.

In these passages, the Lord Jesus begins to distance Himself from the need for man's affirmation. He said: ““I do not accept glory from human beings," (John 5:41 NIV). Which raise the question, who do you seek glory from? From men or from God? Unlike many of the religious leaders, then and now, who pander each other, seek glory from men and reject God. The Lord Jesus in His human form, wasn't driven by the desire for human approval or recognition. His purpose is rooted in divine will, not human edification. Ours should be too.

The Lord lamented over the religious people's piety and knowledge, yet lacked the very essence of knowing God. Many, then and now, fail to see the depth of God's love. God sent His only begotten Son, Christ Jesus our Lord, for He so loved us, the world (John 3:16). We are to seek honor and glory from God alone by letting Him love us. It is our life's purpose, in this post-resurrection season of His dispensation of grace, to let Him love us by totally surrendering to His saving grace (Ephesians 2:8).

In Christ, by faith, we have this assurance: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? ... For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:35, 38-39 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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