God is True

God is True

³³ He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true. ³⁴ For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.

 John 3:33-34

God is true. What exactly is John talking about here? To understand this you have to break down the verse. He who has received His testimony is Jesus. We know this from the previous verse.

³² And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.

John 3:32

So what exactly is the testimony that Jesus has both heard and seen that makes God true? Well the only truth that is mentioned is that of the Old Testament. Within the Old Testament God claims to be loving and long suffering. The Old Testament claims that God wants the best for us and is trying to save us.

Sometimes however that is hard to believe because of some stories we find in the Old Testament filled with violence and death. Sometimes it’s hard to join together both ideas together. Even in the Old Testament we find these hard questions. Many times people ask God about his promises. He says that he blesses the good and condemns the wicked but many prophets look around the world and seem to see the exact opposite. So are the promises and truth about God trustworthy in the Old Testament? That is where Jesus comes in.

Is God loving? Well, He gave His Son to die for us on this earth. Is God long suffering? God had the right to have this world destroyed when it sinned back in Eden but God created this plan of Salvation with Jesus all those years ago and have waited for the perfect time to implement it.

Does God bless the good and punish the wicked? That is where the testimony of Jesus really makes a difference. The answer of course is yes, but in the long term. The Second Coming is when judgement comes down and rewards the good and the bad.

So if God true? Yes he is. Jesus shows us all the things that is spoken of God and shows it to be true. Everything Jesus did and said was from the Father. The love that was shown was the love of the Father. The Spirit that was used was also from the Father.

Now for the really good news. We can also show the truth of God. Like Jesus, we can also be instruments that can show the world that God is loving and longsuffering. The same Spirit that filled Jesus can fill us. We too can have a testimony.

Blessings

Pr. Steven Couto