How God Proves Himself
“Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!” Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, “He saved others. He can’t save himself. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him.” Those who were crucified with him also insulted him.” (Mark 15:29-32 WEB)
Jesus did not have to prove Himself by doing what the chief priests said.
Jesus could have easily come down from the cross at any time.
If He just called out, the whole heavenly army would appear, rescue Him, and slay all the wicked people standing around.
“Or do you think that I couldn’t ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels? How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must be so?”” (Matthew 26:53-54 WEB)
But if Jesus had listened to the chief priests’ words and come down from the cross, all mankind would be doomed to the lake of fire. There is no other way for men to be saved, except by Jesus becoming everyone’s atoning sacrifice for sins.
Men in their foolishness expect God to do things a certain way, according to their puny understanding of how God works.
They put conditions upon God, saying that if He does a certain something, then they would believe in Him, and if He does not, then He is not real.
That is not how God proves Himself. If we want to know God and believe in Him, we can simply hear or read God’s words in the Scriptures, for they are inspired by Him.
What we think is good for us may turn out to be something that harms us indirectly. We have to trust that God is wiser than us, and that He has our best interests at heart.
Thankfully Jesus did not listen to the chief priests who wanted Him to come down from the cross. Our salvation was His mission and the Father’s will; nothing would stop Him from accomplishing it. He was willing to be slighted and mocked, as long as we would be saved.
So dear child of God, instead of saying things like, “God, if you are good, you would have done this instead of doing that,” trust the Scriptures and believe that any apparent contradictions are due to some truths that you have not learnt yet.
God is good, and His loving kindness endures forever. This is true, no matter whether we understand it or not. If you want God to prove Himself, make sure you are hoping in His written promises. That way, you will never be disappointed based on false assumptions!
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