The Gospel of John 7:35-36 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?” (John 7:35-36 KJV)

Questions. Questions. Questions? Those come to mind of some who wouldn't want to understand and believe, like these religious Jews. “Where will He go, that we can't find Him?” This is confusing indeed to a religious mind, the more so with a worldly mind. These Jews claimed to know and to have read the Scripture, but just as many of us do, they fail to meditate on it nor let it speaks to them. Some only paid attention to what they wanted to see that jibes to their religion, out of context. Hence, they did not accept Jesus as Messiah. Therefore, they couldn't perceive His ascension back to the Father in heaven, which is what the Lord Jesus is pointing. So they asked: “Will he go, to the Israelites dispersed among the settlements of the Gentiles to teach them all? Their line of thought leads them to ask, how is it He thinks we would not be able to find Him? He says that wherever He’s going, we won’t be able to follow nor find Him. Is he a fool! He’s not going anywhere we can’t find or follow!”

In a sense, their statement was right that the Lord will bring the gospel to the Gentile nations. And, they're right too, that if they remain adamant in their unbelief they won't find Him. These leaders are so confident of their own perceived authority and power. They had no idea at all of the absolute power and authority of the Son of Man who they confronted with such scorn and unbelief. With the Lord's spiritually cyphered messages, they couldn't intercept it with their physical mind. The Lord is proclaiming His spiritually coded Words to those who are ready to receive Him and believe. He is talking about the place in His Father's house where He is going. Those who do not believe won't find Him. But for those who believe in Him and are born again (John 3.3), He gives this assurance: “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.”” (John 14:2-4 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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