Read John 10:22-30

Thursday

Read John 10:22-30

22 It was winter, and the Festival of the Dedication of the Temple was being celebrated in Jerusalem. ²³Jesus was walking in Solomon’s Porch in the Temple, ²⁴when the people gathered round him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? Tell us the plain truth: are you the Messiah?”

25 Jesus answered, “I have already told you, but you would not believe me. The things I do by my Father’s authority speak on my behalf; ²⁶but you will not believe, for you are not my sheep. ²⁷My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. ²⁸I give them eternal life, and they shall never die. No one can snatch them away from me. ²⁹What my Father has given me is greater^y than everything, and no one can snatch them away from the Father’s care. ³⁰The Father and I are one.”

Think

What Jesus promises here is predicted in Psalm 23 and fulfilled in Revelation 7.  What Jesus has taught; the way in which Jesus has represented the heart of God to the world is true.  Jesus final claim, vs 30: "The Father and I are one."  Is a bold claim - so controversial that people want to stone him for blasphemy.

Pray

Help me every day to believe and accept the truth that you Jesus reveal your Father's heart to the world.