“But you know, come think of it, we know this man’s hometown,” the people say with certainty. “We don’t think we are supposed to know where the Messiah is from, when he appears, are we?” John 7:27 EFP
Well, actually yes! The priests knew the Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem, the city of David. That is the answer they gave King Herod during the visit of the Magi from the East (Matthew 2). These people must have picked up this spurious tidbit along the way. I am sure there were many stories about the Messiah that had no basis in Scripture. Yet this is the basis for their second-guessing their affinity for Jesus. They think they know he is from Nazareth of Galilee. They should have known he was born in Bethlehem.
It is sad to think how many people will make a decision against placing their faith in Jesus on the basis of misinformation. How sad that some people’s concept of God, and His Son who came to shed light on the true character of God, will be based on a warped picture of the Creator. I am thankful that God is judge and he is loving as well. I am so thankful he is able to see the heart of a person and not only the outside. He will know the motives and the basis for their rejection of God. He will see the heart that loves truth and lives a life consistent with His Kingdom. God loves the underdog. But the opposite is also true. Will it not be just as tragic to fail to see God as he truly is because we do not take it seriously enough and choose to simply accept somebody else’s picture of God? To whom much is given, much is expected. Sobering.
Well, actually yes! The priests knew the Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem, the city of David. That is the answer they gave King Herod during the visit of the Magi from the East (Matthew 2). These people must have picked up this spurious tidbit along the way. I am sure there were many stories about the Messiah that had no basis in Scripture. Yet this is the basis for their second-guessing their affinity for Jesus. They think they know he is from Nazareth of Galilee. They should have known he was born in Bethlehem.
It is sad to think how many people will make a decision against placing their faith in Jesus on the basis of misinformation. How sad that some people’s concept of God, and His Son who came to shed light on the true character of God, will be based on a warped picture of the Creator. I am thankful that God is judge and he is loving as well. I am so thankful he is able to see the heart of a person and not only the outside. He will know the motives and the basis for their rejection of God. He will see the heart that loves truth and lives a life consistent with His Kingdom. God loves the underdog. But the opposite is also true. Will it not be just as tragic to fail to see God as he truly is because we do not take it seriously enough and choose to simply accept somebody else’s picture of God? To whom much is given, much is expected. Sobering.
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