Sure of Himself (#125)

“…Some said, ‘He's a wonderful man,’ while others said, ‘He's a fraud, deceiving the people’” (John 7:12, NLT).

Public figures always attract attention.  That’s because there are, well – public!

Often, there is ambivalence or mixed views about them.

In the case of Jesus Christ, from John’s account in Chapter 7, there were conflicting views as people tried to grapple with the reality of this great public figure – one of their own – who claimed to be the Son of God and the Messiah.

Some of them accepted Him, while others did not.

It is interesting that those with a vested interested – the authority figures, i.e., the scribes and Pharisee and teachers of the Law – had a big problem with His presence.

What is significant is that Jesus knew who He was and His purpose.  “…So Jesus told them, “I am not teaching my own ideas, but those of God who sent me.  Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own” (John 7:16, 17, NLT).

It is therefore important amidst all of the conflicting views to know who and whose you are.

And to be true to yourself.

©Kerina Hall