Mystery of God

We hear it said that Jesus was both fully human and fully God when He walked this earth. Though we may not completely comprehend what this means, we can see glimpses of it in the gospels. We understand the miracles of healing and casting out demons required the power of God.

We also see the power of God in today’s passage. Jesus knew Judas was going to betray Him. It wasn’t because Jesus had followed Judas or overheard his conversation with the Jewish leaders. He knew because God sees everything, at all times, everywhere.

We cannot fully comprehend the concept of seeing all history in a single moment. Yet, that is exactly what God does. He has seen every choice we will make. He has seen the day we were born and the day we will pass from this world and everything in between. Since we live within time, it is difficult for us to understand how this is possible. But God lives outside of time.

The comforting portion of this passage is that Jesus knows who He has chosen. Being one of His chosen gives us comfort. We have been chosen as His brothers and sisters. We have been chosen as His servants. We have been chosen to continue His work on this earth. He is the Good Shepherd. We are to listen for His voice for He continues to speak to us today.

Jesus told the other disciples what was going to happen before it happened so they would believe He was who He said He was. As we read the words John recorded, we, too, should believe. There is mystery about God, but that does not mean we should not believe. In fact, it is the mystery, the unexplainable, of God that should deepen our faith.

I pray we all know we are chosen by God. I pray believe Jesus is both fully human and fully God. I pray each one of us allow the mystery of God to deepen our faith, trusting that one day we will understand. You are chosen by God. Jesus is fully human. Jesus is fully God. Deepen your faith by the mystery of God.

John 13:18-19 “I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But it is to fulfill the scripture, ‘The one who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ I tell you this now, before it occurs, so that when it does occur you may believe that I am he.”