Thought from today’s Bible reading from Luke 22; John 13.
While Jesus was on trial, He showed us that there will be some who will not accept the truth, even when it is plainly presented to them.
“When it was day, the Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their council chamber, saying, ‘If You are the Christ, tell us.’ But He said to them, ‘If I tell you, you will not believe; and if I ask a question, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God.’ And they all said, ‘Are You the Son of God, then?’ And He said to them, ‘Yes, I am.’ Then they said, ‘What further need to we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth’” (Luke 22:66-71).
During His time on the earth, Jesus had done enough to prove that He was “the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16). Yet the members of the Council refused to accept it. When they asked this question, Jesus knew that they would not believe the truth. They had already made up their minds that Jesus was a blasphemer and worthy of death.
Their problem was that they were close-minded toward the truth. Before they heard the truth about Jesus, they rejected it (Luke 22:67). After they heard the truth about Jesus, they rejected that, as well (Luke 22:70-71). Until they had a change of heart and were receptive to the word of God, they could not be saved.
We must guard against the arrogance and stubbornness that exists among many in the world. James wrote, “In humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls” (James 1:21). Once we find the truth, we must buy it and never sell it (Proverbs 23:23). If we do not love the truth, we cannot be saved (2 Thessalonians 2:10).
It is good to ask questions. But we must ask questions in order to gain knowledge and learn how to better conform to God’s will.
Tomorrow’s reading: John 14-17
[I’m using the Chronological reading plan on the Bible Gateway website if you’d like to follow along, too.]
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