The Father is in Me, and I Am in the Father

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

The Gospel of John 

August 19, 2024

The Father is in Me, and I Am in the Father

 They replied, “We’re stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.”

John  10: 33

Jesus continued to confront the people with the truth that he and the Father are one and that he has been sent by the Father to be the true Messiah King of Israel. Jesus tells the people if they will not believe him because of his teachings, then believe because of the miraculous signs of his authority.

Even in the face of the miraculous signs at the hand of Jesus and the authority by which he taught, many of the religious leaders refused to believe. Once again, they tried to arrest Jesus. As the followers of Jesus, we may at first be incredulous at the thought of the people refusing to embrace Jesus. On closer reflection, perhaps we may recognize how easy it is for us to take comfort in our external circumstances, such as belonging to the ‘right’ church, or in doing the ‘right’ religious activities. The rejection of Jesus in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah is our invitation to rededicate ourselves to Sola gratia, by grace alone. It is only by the grace of our Lord Jesus that we have right standing with God the Father.

My Takeaway: It is first, last, and always all about Jesus, not our church membership, not our good deeds, not our theology, not our doctrines. It is by grace alone that we have new life in Christ. 

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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