For not even did his brothers believed in him" (John 7:5). And Mary Magdalene turned and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus (John 20:14). But their eyes were kept from recognizing him" (Luke 24:16).
When we read the Bible, we will discover that on numerous occasions the religious leaders and many of the people who were close to Jesus did not know who He was even after He told them.
His disciples doubted it at times. His own four brothers, including James and Jude, did not recognize Jesus to be the Messiah until after His death. Mary Magdalene talked to Him in the garden after His resurrection but did not recognize Him until He called her name. The two disciples talked with him as they walked seven miles to Emmaus. They recognized Him only when they were eating together and Jesus broke bread in His usual manner.
What would it take for you to recognize that Jesus is Lord? What simple act or gesture will really prove to you that Jesus is who He said He is . . . the Messiah, the Son of the Living God?
What would it take for you to believe that Jesus came, died for our sins and God raised Him from the dead; He ascended into heaven and now He sits at the right hand of God making intercessions for us?
What would it take for you to believe all those things about Jesus?
Rev. Margaret Minnicks
