Jesus continued explaining to the Jews that they sought the scriptures thinking that in them they have eternal life; but the scriptures testified about Jesus. They were not willing to come to Jesus to have eternal life.
Here we learn that mere academic study of the bible is not enough. The bible is meant to lead you to Jesus. If you have not found Jesus in the scriptures, you have missed the most important thing and all your reading will avail you nothing. Jesus has eternal life; and it is in finding Him in the scriptures that we have more and more of eternal life.
Remember that eternal life is not life without an end because people who go to hell also live forever. Eternal life knowing God and Jesus Christ intimately. John 17:3
How much have you been finding Jesus in your bible studies?
Jesus did not receive the honour or approval of men.
In other words, what people said about Him whether good or bad; He refused to take it. What was important to Him was the approval of God. What God said or thought about Him was what was important.
The approval of men also should not be valued by you. Ask yourself, how much does this person know about me. Do he know about my private life? Does He know how I act or react at home or in workplace? Does this person know what I do when am alone? Does He know about my thoughts, my motives and attitudes?
The conclusion you can make is that even the person who knows you best only knows about 10% and not more, of your true you. 10% in any subject is a failure and therefore the approval of men is worthless. Only God's approval matters. For God sees not only your public life, but your private life and your inner life. Actually, the opinion of the devil is more important than of men because He sees what you do in private. You can be holy brother in church but in private you are watching pornography; the ones in church will approve of you as a holy brother but the devil will sit laughing knowing that you are a hypocrite and are already in His lap, he is just waiting for you to die and take you to hell.
If you are interested in a good reputation before men, you will be careful how you live in public, how you speak, how you behave, dress and so on.
If you want a good testimony before the devil, you will be careful on your private life, how you behave when alone, what you do in private.
If you want the approval of God, you will go a step higher, in your thoughts, in your motives and in your attitudes.
You will go as far as it concerns the ones you are seeking their approval.
You can start now; though you have been much concerned about what people say or think about you; from now their opinions should be thrown in the dustbin. Seek the approval of God alone.
Jesus came in His father's name and they didn't receive Him but another comes in his name they would receive him.
In other words, the natural man is natural selfish and proud. If one comes in selfish motives and seeking a name for himself, he will be gladly received; but the one who comes in the Lord, selfless and humble will not be received because the selfish man will be threatened.
Seeking honour from each other is the enemy of faith. Are you seeking the honour of others? You will not have faith. And we know that without faith, it is impossible to please God. Heb 11:6
We can say that the people who seek honour from other men do not please God because they can't have faith as well; but those who seek the honour of God will please God because they will have faith.
Moses wrote about Jesus. If you truly believe in the scriptures, you will believe in Jesus.
From Genesis to Revelation, it's all about Jesus. Seek to find Him, for those who diligently seek find.
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