He Knows

Jn. 2:23-25

"Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man."

Jesus attracted the crowds. Who wouldn't if they were performing miracles? There is something in the heart of man that enjoys a performance, a show, a spectacle. If the spectacle continues, man will follow and enjoy. He will become a groupie. But is being a groupie really a life change? No, and Jesus knew this about man because He knew what was in man. He saw into the heart beyond the outward actions, beyond the externals. He knew what would last and what would fade. How? Simply put, He is God. He knew because the Father draws all those to Jesus who belong to Jesus. Jesus gave Himself in saving power only to those that the Father had destined to be His own. Following to watch or even to take is not the same as following to believe. Beyond salvation, Jesus still knows the heart of man because He is the creator. Ps. 103 says For He knows our frame, He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more." The entire nature of man is short-lived. Permanence is not part of His nature, but praise God, it is part of his new nature! Thank God for His grace that allows me to be known by Jesus, that allows me to become a child of God, and that allows me to have everlasting life.
 
Father,
Thank You that You knew me and called me to be Your own. Thank You that Jesus entrusted Himself to me and lives within me.
In Jesus name,
Amen