Scripture to Read: John 10:30–32
Jesus also declared in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one.” What Jesus said was clear as a bell, for He declared Himself equal to God the Father. In declaring Himself God, the religious leaders had a choice to make: to believe Jesus to be the Messiah written about in the Old Testament prophecies and therefore to know He is Lord, to declare Jesus a lunatic, or to label Jesus a liar and demon possessed. We read in John 10:31, The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. So, we know by the reaction of the religious leaders that they had chosen option number three, to label Jesus a liar and demon possessed and therefore worthy of being stoned to death. Jesus did not flinch at their action but simply asked them this in John 10:32: Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?” Jesus again declared His Lordship by reminding them that every work He had done was right in line with God’s Holy Word, for Jesus had been fulfilling, through His actions, Isaiah 61:1, The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners. Jesus had been fulfilling that Scripture since His earthly ministry began at the wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ life and words proved Who He was, but the religious leaders remained blind.
Challenge & Application
• When confronted with Who Jesus is, how do you lead others to realize He’s Lord and not a liar or a lunatic?
• What do you see as the biggest hindrance for your lost friends and family to come to surrender to Christ as Lord?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!