Day 17 - Where are we?

Reading: John 8:12-30

My three siblings and I were a ‘lively bunch’ for my parents and it was very rare that we were all quiet at the same time. Only sleep or fear would bring about silence. I remember arriving in Tenerife to discover my dad’s driving licence wasn’t valid, and my mum was left to drive for the first time in another country. Unfortunately it wasn’t a car but more like a minibus! We pulled out of the airport, minibus dead silent, and found ourselves on a motorway, not knowing where we had come from or where we were going.

Today we see people trying to understand who Jesus is. Jesus explains the he is the light of the world (verse 12) and, contrary to my family’s experience, that he knew where he came from and where he was going (verse 14). Jesus clarifies that he came from his Father (verse 16) from above (verse 23) and that he was going where his listeners could not go (verse 21). Jesus, sent by Father God, knew who he was, where he came from and what he was called to do and ‘many believed in him’ (verse 30).

As we discover who Jesus is, we can discover who we are, where we are from and where we are going. Jesus tells us that if we ‘do not believe we will die in our sins’ (verse 24) but as we place our trust in Jesus we come to discover that we are made by God, children of God and can start a life of eternity with God.

I am pleased to say we survived our minibus experience and now have a Sat Nav and my dad has updated his driving licence (and my siblings and I are no longer silent). The question is: do you know where you came from and where you are going?

Response

Lord God I celebrate that you made me. Thank you that because of my faith in Jesus I know where I am going. Today I lift to you those dear to me who don’t know you. Amen.

Andy