THE INCONTROVERTIBLE CERTAINTY OF HIS DEITY
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life (1 John 5:20)
Many assume that if they had seen the Lord Jesus physically, when He walked the earth, they would have recognised Him instantly and loved Him immediately. Yet, the Scriptures reveal something striking: those who saw Him face to face didn’t automatically believe in Him. The Pharisees, Sadducees, and scribes watched His ministry, heard His words, and witnessed His miracles, but still rejected His identity.
The prophet Isaiah already prophesied, saying, “…he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him” (Isaiah 53:2). The Lord Jesus didn’t come with outward features that compelled men to acknowledge His deity. No wonder many stumbled at His claims.
This is evident even in the circumstances of His arrest. Judas had to identify Him to the priests’ officers with a sign because the Master wasn’t visually distinct from His disciples (Matthew 26:48-49). Though His influence was widely known, His appearance didn’t separate Him from the crowd.
The Jewish leaders insisted they didn’t know His origin and therefore refused His message (John 9:29). Even after the miracle of the man born blind, they chose unbelief over truth. The healed man’s testimony was clear, yet they answered him with contempt and dismissed him completely (John 9:30-34).
Yet, Jesus was truly the Son of God as He claimed. He was eternal life encased in a human body. He was God’s love tabernacled in human flesh. Even more sobering is the fact that His rejection didn’t come only from religious leaders. It was present in His own household. The Bible states plainly, “For neither did his brethren believe in him” (John 7:5).
Nonetheless, none of these reactions changed His identity. He was and remains God, the Way, the Truth, the Life, and the True Light that lights all men. The certainty of His deity is immutable and incontrovertible. He’s exactly who He claimed to be: the Christ, the true God, and eternal life. When you know Him by revelation, your conviction becomes firm, your faith becomes unshakeable, and your life becomes a living testimony of His lordship.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for unveiling Christ to my heart by your Spirit. My conviction is established in the truth of who the Lord Jesus is, and I walk in the certainty of His lordship and divine identity. My faith is strengthened, my understanding is enlightened, and I live as a bold witness of this reality, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
If you’re blessed by this devotional, believing every word you heard by faith in your heart, and would love to make Jesus the lord of your life, then speak the confessions below out loud, and mean them with your heart:
“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”
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Message by Rev. Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.
FURTHER STUDY:
John 1:10-12 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Titus 2:13-14 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: John 6:25-59 & 1 Kings 10-11
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 & Proverbs 9
