Asking Our Own Questions
Scripture – John 7:21-27: Jesus said to them, “I did one miracle, and you are all astonished. Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a child on the Sabbath. Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing the whole man on the Sabbath? Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment.” At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Christ? But we know where this man is from; when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from.”
Observation – (Write down what you see in the scripture) What an interesting scene this is! Jesus’ confrontation with the Jewish leaders continues in front of the crowd. He ignores the question the people raised (in yesterday’s reading), and continues talking to the leaders. Then, John shares some of the thoughts from the crowd – “some of the people of Jerusalem.” It dawns on them that this is the man the Jewish leaders want to kill. Yet the leaders’ silence seems to imply they must believe Jesus to be the Christ – the coming Savior of Israel promised by God generations before. At the same time, the people begin dealing with their own questions. That’s part of the process of discovering who Jesus is. We bring up our own questions about Him, if not to Him. We talk out our questions with one another as we look for answers. In all of that, we begin to discover for ourselves who He is. I wonder what tomorrow’s reading will bring.
Application – (Write how you will be different today because of what you have just read) I will be attentive to questions I hear people asking. I won’t necessarily have answers for them. I will help them discover what they want to know.
Prayer – (Write out a brief prayer) Lord, thank you for your living Word. Thank you for revealing yourself to me and to the world. Enable me to help others discover more about you.
Observation – (Write down what you see in the scripture) What an interesting scene this is! Jesus’ confrontation with the Jewish leaders continues in front of the crowd. He ignores the question the people raised (in yesterday’s reading), and continues talking to the leaders. Then, John shares some of the thoughts from the crowd – “some of the people of Jerusalem.” It dawns on them that this is the man the Jewish leaders want to kill. Yet the leaders’ silence seems to imply they must believe Jesus to be the Christ – the coming Savior of Israel promised by God generations before. At the same time, the people begin dealing with their own questions. That’s part of the process of discovering who Jesus is. We bring up our own questions about Him, if not to Him. We talk out our questions with one another as we look for answers. In all of that, we begin to discover for ourselves who He is. I wonder what tomorrow’s reading will bring.
Application – (Write how you will be different today because of what you have just read) I will be attentive to questions I hear people asking. I won’t necessarily have answers for them. I will help them discover what they want to know.
Prayer – (Write out a brief prayer) Lord, thank you for your living Word. Thank you for revealing yourself to me and to the world. Enable me to help others discover more about you.
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