The Jewish opposition answered, “We were right to say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon, weren’t we?” “I don’t have a demon,” Jesus replied. “But I honor my Father and you dishonor me. I’m not trying to bring glory to myself. There’s one who is seeking to glorify me, and he’s the judge. I assure you that whoever keeps my word will never die.” The Jewish opposition said to Jesus, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham and the prophets died, yet you say, ‘Whoever keeps my word will never die.’ Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died and the prophets died, so who do you make yourself out to be?” Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is meaningless. My Father, who you say is your God, is the one who glorifies me. You don’t know him, but I do. If I said I didn’t know him, I would be like you, a liar. But I do know him, and I keep his word. Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he would see my day. He saw it and was happy.” “You aren’t even 50 years old!” the Jewish opposition replied. “How can you say that you have seen Abraham?” “I assure you,” Jesus replied, “before Abraham was, I Am.” So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and left the temple. (John 8:48-59, CEB)
They wanted to stone Jesus, but Jesus hid himself and left the temple.
Now you see me, and now you don’t?
How does that work? Probably the same way Cleopas and the other disciple did not know Jesus on the road to Emmaus, and the way Mary did not know Jesus until he spoke her name.
We do not understand because our brains do not get what Hod can be and do. We think we know how God works and fit God’s marvelous wonders into our brains, and yet we are still learning.
We are saying we get it and explaining it in ways that make sense to us but are probably far from the truth.
We want the answers, when the answer is have faith.
Trust God.
Believe in the promises.
Faith is not magic, but to our minds, is there really a difference?
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