Studying John in Bible Study Fellowship this year has been very eye opening for me. As I go back and re-read any part of the Bible, something new always sticks out to me – God’s never changing Word stays relevant to us through the years and the ages. 

What has particularly stood out to me this time around is the bold, unapologetic way that Jesus claims that He is the Messiah, the Son of God, God himself incarnate. 

Like… what?! 

I mean, he straight up told people who he was and who it was that sent him. 

The disciples were there for many of these moments, yet Judas betrayed him, Thomas doubted him, and Peter denied him. 

C.S. Lewis’ argument of Jesus having to either be liar, lunatic, or Lord continually runs through my head as I am doing my lessons and digging deeper into the word. 

He has to be one of these things. He can’t be simply some nice man who was just passing through and taught us some nice things. The things he said are too bold, too big, too offensive for him to be just “a nice guy.”

I cannot see what he gained if he was a liar, I cannot read the Bible and watch God’s story unfold perfectly through so many different God-inspired authors to believe that what Jesus was simply crazy. 

I must believe that He is who he says he is – Lord. 

And I don’t believe it because it’s the only option left. I believe it because I have seen him living, moving, and working in the world where nothing good makes sense. 

And if I believe that he is who he says he is, I am called to live a life worthy of him and his life and his sacrifice. 

I pray that if you don’t know him, or think that he is just a nice guy who said some good stuff, that you take the time to open scripture, and to pray to him and ask him questions, and find out for yourself. 

As for me, I will I will follow Him. 

I Will Follow – Jon Guerra : https://youtu.be/vTGJx4lNgco