Jaw-dropping Jewels about Jesus
Rarely does Jesus, God the Son, do exactly what we expect of Him. It seems odd that He so frequently surprises us, given that He never changes. Hebrews 13:8 makes this absolute statement: “Jesus the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Still, though He is blessedly consistent in His goodness, Jesus does unforeseen things. Even when He does what is expected, He does not always do it in the way that we anticipate. Let us join with Jesus on a jaw-dropping journey. (I will be using this opening paragraph for each of the brief messages in this series. The following material will change daily.)
Jesus does not dodge the hard questions. A modern question, one that younger people especially are interested in, pertains to the existence of reality: How can we be certain of anything? Made popular by such movies as “The Matrix” and “The Truman Show,” simulation theory speculates that what we see and experience is merely a projection of someone’s mind or computer. This idea seems silly to logical thinkers – and it is – but it is an extreme expression of our legitimate desire to be sure about life, especially about life eternal. I John 5:20 says, “And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.” The word “true” means more than truthful (which is a different Greek word); it means real or genuine. Without Jesus revealing these things to us, we could only guess. We could know of God’s existence, of course, through various arguments such as the design inference (including irreducible complexity), the reality of morality, the existence of non-material things (the transcendental argument), and others. However, we might be wrong about many important details. God the Son, in flesh and blood, came to us so that we do not have to guess about anything (Hebrews 1:1-4). Thus, like doubting Thomas, we can be certain and worship Jesus as “my Lord and my God” (John 20:28).