“We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true.” 1 John 5:20 NIV
John continues with the words “we know,” saying, “We know also that the Son of God has come.” John has laid out this fact both in his gospel, and in this his first letter. John the Baptist proclaimed this fact right at the beginning of the gospel, saying, “And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.” John the Apostle declared it right at the beginning of his letter in 1 John 1:1-4. The evidences are laid out through all of the gospels, Acts and the other letters of the New Testament. There is as much and indeed there is more certainty that the Son of God has come as any other event in ancient history. This is even more apparent when the prophets before Christ’s coming prophesied in minute detail of when He would come, to where He would come, what He would do and how He would die. With this surety of testimony available, John then says, “and has given us an understanding.” The words here are not referring to a new ability not known before. We are the same now that we were since creation. All humans have the same ability if they are willing to use it; to think rationally, to test the evidence before them, to make logical conclusions. John is referring to the evidence presented. The record of the prophets, the writings of the gospels, the explanation in the letters, the unveiling of the mysteries previously hidden. They are now available to believers, and we have been given an understanding, which is, “that we may know Him who is true.”
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, thank You for the evidence You have given for us to know You.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, we thank You for the record of the prophets, the writings of the gospels, the explanation in the letters, the unveiling of the mysteries previously hidden and the understanding You have given us to know that You are True. AMEN
I.B.R.A. Readings
Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23
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