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John 7:25-36
Short reading today, as I have to get into a few other things early this morning. But there is a huge lesson and a great reminder in these few verses this morning.
In the first section, v25-31, we see the Jewish leaders, the Pharisees, watching as the locals are trying to figure out if this Jesus is in fact the long-awaited Messiah. They seem to be on the fence about it, but the consensus ends up being that this can’t be because they know where Jesus came from and they won’t know that about the Messiah, and they are wondering if He has done enough miracles to really be Jesus.
Think about that for a minute...isn’t that a little funny, in a sad way? I mean, how much ego do you have to have to take that position? And yet, we all do this all of the time. We all presume to know what God would or wouldn’t do, and we try to make judgements about God based on what we see in the world around us. That is just ridiculous. God would never use a human man to save the world, and God would never let that man be tortured and hung on a cross to die...He would never do that, until He did.
And then the next short section, 32-36, shows us that the Jews were piling onto this and they were really not interested in the truth...they wanted their influence and their order restored. I mean, they “know” that Jesus isn’t the Messiah, they don’t need to investigate it any further...no matter what happens, they aren’t interested in hearing, they are only interested in teaching people what they want people to know. And we are the same in this way too. How often do we fail to be curious, and instead look for justification? How often are our minds made up, our eyes shut, and mouths open to declare what we ‘know’? I have lived long enough to know that I talk too much and listen too little, and that I don’t carry enough curiosity around in life with me. I hold my opinions too firmly.
God is God...and I am not. I believe God can and does do what He wills. There is no reason to hold firmly to all of the things I think I know in the world, or about this world. I can live in curiosity. I can enjoy what comes to me. Heck, that sounds WAY more fun that constantly trying to confirm and re-affirm what I think I already know anyways. Today I pray that God helps me fully embrace a curiosity about life and faith...that I would see, hear, and appreciate twice as much as I judge, speak, and justify.
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By Steve AndersonShort reading today, as I have to get into a few other things early this morning. But there is a huge lesson and a great reminder in these few verses this morning.
In the first section, v25-31, we see the Jewish leaders, the Pharisees, watching as the locals are trying to figure out if this Jesus is in fact the long-awaited Messiah. They seem to be on the fence about it, but the consensus ends up being that this can’t be because they know where Jesus came from and they won’t know that about the Messiah, and they are wondering if He has done enough miracles to really be Jesus.
Think about that for a minute...isn’t that a little funny, in a sad way? I mean, how much ego do you have to have to take that position? And yet, we all do this all of the time. We all presume to know what God would or wouldn’t do, and we try to make judgements about God based on what we see in the world around us. That is just ridiculous. God would never use a human man to save the world, and God would never let that man be tortured and hung on a cross to die...He would never do that, until He did.
And then the next short section, 32-36, shows us that the Jews were piling onto this and they were really not interested in the truth...they wanted their influence and their order restored. I mean, they “know” that Jesus isn’t the Messiah, they don’t need to investigate it any further...no matter what happens, they aren’t interested in hearing, they are only interested in teaching people what they want people to know. And we are the same in this way too. How often do we fail to be curious, and instead look for justification? How often are our minds made up, our eyes shut, and mouths open to declare what we ‘know’? I have lived long enough to know that I talk too much and listen too little, and that I don’t carry enough curiosity around in life with me. I hold my opinions too firmly.
God is God...and I am not. I believe God can and does do what He wills. There is no reason to hold firmly to all of the things I think I know in the world, or about this world. I can live in curiosity. I can enjoy what comes to me. Heck, that sounds WAY more fun that constantly trying to confirm and re-affirm what I think I already know anyways. Today I pray that God helps me fully embrace a curiosity about life and faith...that I would see, hear, and appreciate twice as much as I judge, speak, and justify.