John 7:17

“If you are serious about doing what God want you to do,” Jesus adds, “you will discover that my teaching comes from God the Father or that, in fact, I am just speaking for myself.” John 7:17 EFP 

Jesus says if I’m truly serious about doing God’s will, I will find out the truth about him.  Is it my lack of seriousness that causes me to waiver?  I don’t know if I actually doubt Jesus with my words, but I can see moments when my choices certainly do not reflect the reality of him in my life or the fact that I take his words seriously.

It boils down to that word…”belief.”  If I believe he is from God—if I truly believe there is a God in heaven, then that reality will have an impact on my life, my choices, and my perspective on the claims of God and his word on my life.  Jesus either is or is not the Son of God.  If he is not, then I choose the values that will rule my life.  My truth is the truth for me.  But if he is who he claims to be, then I must take what he says seriously.  He has a valid claim on my life.  His words are not merely human words from a good, albeit deluded man—they are the Word of God spoken to me.  They are Truth.  They are Light.  They are Life.