Wednesday, May 29 2026

John 12:44-50

Jesus declared publicly:

‘Whoever believes in me

believes not in me

but in the one who sent me,

and whoever sees me,

sees the one who sent me.

This gospel of John is written around 120AD. None of the first recipients had walked with our Lord. This alone gives it a slightly different approach than the gospel of Mark. Mark’s people knew Jesus and his family. But John’s audience had received the faith like us, it had been passed on to them. But unlike us, they were also going through the great persecution. Believing in Jesus was risky and costly if I should say. The Romans did everything they could to stop the Jesus movement but Spirit was with this movement. Spirit led them, Spirit sustained them, Spirit grew them.

The question today for this faith community in 120AD is can we see God in this struggling church? Honestly did you see God present when the struggle was real in your life. Sometimes I did, other times I just survived. But looking back on those times that I just survived the only thing I can say with certainty is that it must have been God!!! Because brothers and sisters I really don’t know how I came out of such intense criticism with a smile.

What is your struggle today? Are you filled with uncertainty? Are you in survival mode? Notice the little things my friend. Notice in the little things how Spirit is saying “Here I am, standing right beside you.”