Does Jesus Believe You?

            In John 2:23-24 these interesting statements are made: “Many believed in his name … but Jesus did not commit himself unto them.”

            Now the Greek verb translated in the first clause “believed,” is the same word translated in the second clause “commit.”  Translate with the same English word an you get the full force of these statements:  “Many committed themselves to his name … but Jesus did not commit himself to them,” on “Many believed in his name … but Jesus did not believe them.”

            Jesus had some true followers, of course.  But then He also had His popular followers, who followed Him to observe His miracles or to benefit by His miracles.  “Seeing is believing,” so they believed!  But they did no surrender themselves to Him.

            Jesus was not deceived by these followers who loved signs and miracles.  He knew what was in their hearts.  He could not believe their expressions of faith.

            We can know that Jesus believes in us by the witness of the Spirit.  And there is no greater joy than to say, “I am my Beloved’s, and his desire is towards me” (S. of Sol. 7:10).

            If the Holy Ghost does not bear witness, Hebrews 10:15, that we are walking in faith of Christ, we should repent.  For it’s not what we say we believe about Christ that will save us finally; it will be whether Christ believes in us.  “The Lord knoweth them that are his” ( II Tim 2:19)

--George E. Failing, 1959