Day 7

Scripture to Read: John 2:23–25

God had John also share this in John 2:23–25, “Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. 24 But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, 25 and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man.” So, Jesus performed miracles while He was in Jerusalem, but Jesus also knew that some who chose to follow Him were doing it for the wrong reasons. God had John clarify in John 2:24–25 that Jesus fully understood the shallowness and faithlessness of the human heart. So, Jesus knew that not all of His new followers would stay with Him. Many of the people believed Jesus was powerful after seeing His miracles, but their belief was only intellectual and not transforming. God even tells us in Titus 1:16, “They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.” Many will say with their lips that they believe in Christ, but lip service does not change a heart. Thankfully, we can rest in the fact that our Lord knows those who are faithful followers of Him as God's word says in 2 Timothy 2:19, “Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, ‘The Lord knows those who are His…’” Christ knows the hearts and minds of everyone. Therefore, we know that no one can fool our Lord.

Challenge & Application

• Why did so many believe in Jesus, but Jesus knew their belief was not genuine? • How can we be assured that the Lord has sealed us and that we belong to Him? (Also see Ephesians 1:13, 4:30.)

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

Our Lord Jesus Christ, while living here on earth, knew the incredible importance of the Passover. And, of course, He would since He is God. As a reminder for us, the Passover was established by God in Exodus 12. God taught Moses and Aaron how to prepare for the Passover. Moses and Aaron then taught the people of Israel how to prepare so they...

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Day 2

Every Jew coming to the Passover would bring a sacrificial lamb to the temple. Everyone knew what God had commanded, and they knew there was no forgiveness for their sins without the shedding of blood (Hebrews 9:22). The problem was that the temple priests would take advantage of the Jews coming to Jerusalem to observe the Passover. The templ...

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Day 3

Be sure to reread John 2:14–17 today. We see how God’s temple was being used, not for worship but as a place of business. Today, though, God’s temple is our body. God led Paul to ask this question in 1 Corinthians 3:16, Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? We also read in 1 Corinthians 6:19–20...

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Day 4

Many people question Christ’s actions since our Lord made a whip (“a scourge of cords,” John 2:15) to drive the religious leaders who were using the temple for a place of business out of the temple. What we must know is that God’s anger is always righteous. The problem is that 99.9% of our anger is not righteous. God warns us in His Word abou...

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Day 5

As we have examined John 2 so far, it is interesting that after Jesus drove the religious leaders and the animals out of the temple that God had John write this in John 2:17, “His disciples remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal for Your house will consume me.’” This is a quote from Psalm 69:9, “For zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the...

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Day 6

The Jews who watched Jesus drive the religious leaders out of the temple that day began to question Him. We read in John 2:18–22, “The Jews then said to Him, ‘What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?’ 19 Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ 20 The Jews then said, ‘It took ...

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Day 7

God had John also share this in John 2:23–25, “Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. 24 But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, 25 and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself kn...

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