Do You Trust Jesus?
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After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Now the Jews’ Feast of Booths was at hand. So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.” For not even his brothers believed in him.
Why were the Jews trying to kill Jesus?
Back in chapter 5 Jesus healed on the Sabbath.
Feast of Booths (Tabernacles)
A 7-day celebration of God’s provision for His people during their wilderness wandering
Jews would travel from all around the nation to Jerusalem to celebrate
Chapter 7’s scene is set during this celebration.
Do you trust Jesus’ timing?
And more than just his timing, do you trust his purpose and his plan?
RC Sproul quote:
John Seeking Deliverance
Let me tell you why I find this text so troubling. These were people who had been with Jesus during His earthly ministry, watching Him day after day. In fact, they were His blood brothers and they had grown up with Him. They thought they knew Him. They thought they were on His team. However, they had their own agenda for Him. They were rooting for Him to go to Jerusalem to manifest His power. This tells us they were still unbelievers, outside the kingdom of God.
Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil. You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.” After saying this, he remained in Galilee.
“My time has not yet come”
This is the second time Jesus has said this after a request has been made
Recall chapter 2 and wedding at Cana
Jesus time, is the cross.
It is the pinnacle point of all history
It is Jesus high and lifted up, showing clearly his self-sacrificing nature, grace, and love
It is the reason we gather, it is the reason we sing, is is the reason we have hope in this life
Jesus didn’t stay dead—he defeated death, rose from the grave, and returned to Heaven to be with the Father.
THIS gives Jesus credentials as supreme judge.
Which leads me to my next question...
Do you trust Jesus’ judgement?
All through John we see sharp contrasts:
Light & darkness
Life & death
Good & evil
To look at Jesus is to realize the sinfulness of the world; more than that, to look at Jesus is to realize the sinfulness of oneself.
Most of what is the world today wants to call good evil and evil good. Or, at time to even claim that there is no good or evil, just perspective. And the ultimate and only good is that there is no ultimate good, just perspective.
The world is going to hate the true Jesus for this; AND the world will even hate you.
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Do you trust Jesus’ judgement?
I ask again, do you trust Jesus’ judgement?
But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?” And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.” Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.
Do you trust Jesus’ word?
Jesus’ claim was that he came from the father, from heaven.
Jesus’ claim was that he was God.
If what Jesus says is true, it nullifies every other religion and philosophy of man.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Do you trust Jesus’ word?