JAN 16

John 20:30-31
Memorise John 20:31
“…that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God…”

John 20:31 plainly tells us that “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God” and that if we believe in Him, we have life through Him. One question one might have upon reading this verse is - How genuine and real is this message? How do we know that it is really true and not some kind of fraud? These are some of the questions that we would be confronted with, or even grapple with within ourselves.

The answer lies in the first part of this same verse. It tells us that “these are written that ye might believe” – referring to all the signs that are recorded for us in the gospel of John. What John is saying is that the records of the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ have been inspired and preserved for us in order that we may know that Jesus is indeed the Messiah, the Saviour of the world. Each event, miracle, conversation and teaching has been recorded in a most deliberate manner, in order that a person reading would be convinced of the truth of Christ. As we search the pages of sacred Scripture, being led by the Spirit of God, we will inevitably come to the conclusion that all that are written within are indeed true, and testify of the perfect Son of God who came to save us of our sins. In so doing, we see that the gospels, and in fact all of Scripture, all authenticate Christ, and all we have to do is to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and we can be saved!

Dear teen, you often trust what your textbooks tell you is true. But you know that new editions are published frequently and facts often have to be updated. You can be sure that God’s Word is not like that. It is divinely inspired and therefore does not change with time. It is eternally true. It is true today and will be true forever. Isn’t God’s Word wonderful? You can trust it completely. It says that Jesus is the Son of God. Simply believe it and be blessed by the truth.

Thought: Faith is believing what God says in His Word.
Prayer: Lord, ever more give me the faith that looks up to Thee. Thank You for Your living Word, the Bible, that we can easily own and read in our language. May we read it more regularly and obey it more lovingly.