Have you ever noticed Jesus invited the Pharisees to judge His works? Jesus had performed known miracles which created quite the following. In John 10 the Jews asked Him to tell them plainly if He was the Messiah. Instead of responding to their request Jesus referenced His works. I love this because Jesus understood all the types of proof people needed to accept Him. Feelers needed to encounter His love, the more intellectual types needed works, the sick needed healing, the lonely needed friendship, the demon possessed needed deliverance and on and on. He provided assurances of His deity to every aspect of human need and doubt. Jesus again referenced His works for the imprisoned John the Baptist. He offered works as evidence of His supremacy but warned not to be offended by them. How can we be offended by the works of God? His works are not for our agendas but for His glory. What of our works? God calls us to be fruitful. Fruitfulness is about identity, being con...
Learning to love God, others, and self from a healthier place of attachment and security.