“But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.” – John 5:36
Faith isn’t meant to be easy. It does require…faith. However, God, in His mercy, has provided so much evidence about who Jesus is that we can be extremely confident in our faith. You don’t have to be a great theologian, you just need to believe in Jesus. Take time to read or re-read the Bible, particularly the Gospel accounts in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These Spirit-inspired eyewitness accounts report critical details that make it clear to the careful reader that Jesus of Nazareth is the Anointed Christ of God and His eternal Son come in the flesh.
From the beginning, the Bible provides the testimony of the prophets who came before Jesus. They promised that God’s Messiah was coming and gave details about how He would be conceived, where He would be born, what He would do, and how He would die and rise from the dead. John the Baptist was explicit that Jesus is the Lamb of God Who would suffer and die to take away the sins of the world. Jesus fulfilled all these prophecies.
In this verse, Jesus points us to His works and says they’re even more convincing. If you harbor any doubts about the divine status of Jesus as God’s eternal Son and the second person of the Trinity, consider the miracles Jesus performed. Who, other than God, can turn water into wine, control storms, wind, and waves, cast out demons without a second thought, heal all manner of diseases, disabilities, and birth defects, raise the dead to life, and resurrect Himself after death? Clearly, Jesus is God, come in the flesh to redeem us from our sins.
Each brilliant teaching and every extraordinary miracle of Jesus is like another brick He used to build a solid, unshakable foundation of faith. Go back through the evidence and read it carefully for yourself. Believe in Jesus, the Lord, the Christ, the eternal sustainer of creation. Then #FollowJesus