By Joe Slater
“And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies;
and no one receives His testimony” (John 3:32).
So said John the immerser to his disciples. John had
plainly pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God, the
Messiah; yet many of his disciples didn’t understand.
John lamented, “No one receives His (Jesus’)
testimony.” John used “no one” as a figure of speech for
emphasis; there were a few who received Jesus (John
1:11-12), but the vast majority rejected Him, including
some of John’s own disciples.
If you want someone to guide you to your destination,
wouldn’t it be best to follow someone who has been
where you want to go? We want to go to Heaven. Jesus
came from there. He knows the way. In fact, He IS the
way! (John 14:6).
Since Jesus came from Heaven, He gives to us a more
complete understanding of God than anyone before or
after Him. Now, to be clear, the prophets (including
John) were inspired by God. They spoke truthfully what
God’s Spirit told them or showed them in dreams and
visions. Jesus, however, testified of what He had
actually seen and heard. The point is not that the
prophets were bad, but that Jesus is better!
Jesus saw and heard directly. He had co-existed with the
Father and the Holy Spirit from eternity, so He was
uniquely qualified to help us understand what God is like
and what He requires of us. As John 1:18 says, “No one
has seen God at any time. The only begotten of the Father,
He has declared Him.”
Jesus is supremely qualified to tell us about God and lead
us to Heaven. Follow Jesus! He’s been there!
Groveland, FL