Scripture: John 8:21-30
Dispute Over Who Jesus Is.
21 Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”
22 This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?”
23 But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.”
25 “Who are you?” they asked.
“Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied. 26 “I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.”
27 They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. 29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.” 30 Even as he spoke, many believed in him.
Observation:
Jesus speaks of his own death in a way that the Pharisees and the teachers of the law did not understand. He said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.” (John 8:28-29)
Application:
Jesus is who he said he is, the Son of Man and the Son of God. Whoever believes in him as Messiah, has forgiveness of sins and life eternal. The “Son of Man” is a reference to Daniel 7:13-14, which describes the Son of Man, saying: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.” Jesus is the Son of Man described in Daniel 7:13-14.
Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for our salvation which is ours by believing in you as Messiah, The Son of Man from Daniel 7:13-14. Thank you for forgiving our sins and for showing ius The Way, The Truth and The Life in which we should follow. Bless us as your people to be faithful followers of the Living God. Amen.