John 13 -- What He KNEW

Wish I’d had more time to write this morning!  So much great stuff here!  God zeroed me in on the words “knew” and “know” this morning.

“Jesus knew that it was time for him to leave this world and go back to the Father … Jesus knew that the Father had given Him power over everything and that He had come from God and was going back to God … ‘I know those I have chosen.’”

It just really hit me how He must have longed to be with his Father again.  Some 33 years had passed since He’d seen home – the throne-room of Heaven.  But He so loved His Father that He’d remained on that heavenly timetable and now knew that He was on countdown to departure.  It was bittersweet in that He knew suffering must come before His glory was once again revealed and magnified by what He’d do.  And He knew that His father would get even more glory from what Jesus was about to endure, and it would be well-deserved for the offer of salvation He was extending to the world.

Knowing the destination is near quickens the heart.

Father, I’m so thankful for what You’ve allowed me to know about You and Your Son, and I so look forward to the day when my faith will become sight.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford