Friday, May 27, 2011

Committed to What?

There is a curious statement made by John. “Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, durin the feast, many believed in his name when they saw the sins which he did. But Jesus did not commit himself to them, because he knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for he knew what was in man” (John 2;23-25).

Why would Jesus not commit himself to men who believed in him? Isn’t God committed to loving us as we believe in him? Were these men different than us? Why commit himself to taking care of us and not them (Mt 28:20)?

The men at the feast believed Jesus could perform miracles, but they were not committed to pleasing God. They were committed to miracles.