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JESUS’ GREATER WITNESS
TUESDAY, MAY 13
John 5:32-47

Deuteronomy 18:15-19

 

“…I have greater witness

than that of John…”

 

JESUS’ GREATER WITNESS
 
Jesus’ testimony concerning Himself is true. John the baptiser had already testified that Jesus is the Christ. John was a “burning and a shining light” because what he declared was the truth. Jesus was telling those fault-finding Jews that if they did hold John in high regard, then they surely had to accept what he had said concerning Him. Nevertheless there is an even greater witness, and that was from the Father in heaven who had sent His Son. His witness is found in His Word, namely the Old Testament. Jesus told them, “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.” Jesus was thus telling these unbelieving Jews that if they considered their Old Testament to be the inspired, infallible and inerrant Word of God, then they should believe in Him for their Scriptures unmistakably testify of Him.
 
Why did they not believe despite all these undeniable testimonies? Jesus revealed the problem. It was because “ye have not his word abiding in you.” They went against Jesus because they had already made up their minds to reject the divine Word — both the Written and the Living. Jesus went on to describe the unregenerate condition of their heart, “for whom he (i.e. God) hath sent, him (i.e. Jesus) ye believe not. …And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. …ye have not the love of God in you.”
 
Their stubborn rejection of Christ warranted this severe indictment by Him, “Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.” By rejecting Christ, the Jews had rejected Moses. They were inexcusable. They had not sinned out of ignorance, but knowledge. They could see that Jesus is the Christ, and yet refused to believe.
 
THOUGHT: We can know the Living Word only through the Written Word.

PRAYER: Father, sanctify me through Thy Truth, Thy Word is Truth.

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