For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.  John 5:46

Recommended Reading:  JOHN 5:41-47  “ ⁴¹ “I do not receive honor from men. ⁴² But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. ⁴³ I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. ⁴⁴ How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God? ⁴⁵ Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust. ⁴⁶ For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. ⁴⁷ But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”.”

COMMENT:   Moses lived 2000 years before Christ.  He is credited for writing the first 5 books of the Old Testament (Pentateuch).  The reference to Christ is not limited to these books but throughout the Old Testament.  The Messiah was widely anticipated in Old Testament especially during times of exile.  Such anticipating increased in intensity as Jesus’ birth approached too. 

The prophets foretold His birth and coming and described His mission and characteristics.  Just as current prophecies not fulfilled  yet today are not fully understood, so were the prophecies of His first coming then.  But those prophecies became evident and clear as Jesus lived and taught and especially when He fulfilled His ultimate mission of personal sacrifice and death and resurrection as our sin sacrifice.  Even devout  Old Testament Jews could not comprehend Christ’s mission or even comprehend how God could become human and remain God.   Saul could not comprehend such even though he was one of the best learned students of scripture.  He could not comprehend until he met Jesus on the Damascus Road.  He was transformed into Paul who wrote the letters and so eloquently explained Jesus’ revelations and mission that they were included in New Testament scripture. 

People don’t like to be told there is only one  road to a destination.   They want to discover many options so they can choose the path they take.  But Jesus told us He is the One and only Way to the Father:

(John 14:1-11).    “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God^[a]; believe also in me. ² My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? ³ And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. ⁴ You know the way to the place where I am going.” ⁵ Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”⁶ Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. ⁷ If you really know me, you will know^[b] my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”⁸ Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”⁹ Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? ¹⁰ Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. ¹¹ Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.

So, like it or not Jesus is the only way to heaven but also the only way to redemption while living on earth too.   Our pride and self-will may not like it but this is wonderful news.  News that He did the hard work and is giving the rewards of that work to us without cost.   All we have left to do is accept His gift and respond in gratitude by following and striving to be like Him and obey Him because we love Him and because He gives us wise council of life.  Eternal life for us and any and all who accept Him.

Well, we must all make that choice.  A choice that will impact our eternal future and future of those we influence too because our influence on others is either positive or negative and sometimes a little of both.   Yet, He wants to partner with us so our influence does and will have eternal positive impact too.  He doesn’t need our help, but He is like a loving father who enjoys our company and loves helping us help and bless others.  He doesn’t need our help but we certainly need His.   AND HE KNOWS THAT!  We just need to learn and discover and rediscover that daily, don’t we?

“Jesus stepped into the portrait drawn for Him in advance like a living man stepping into a pencil drawing.”   David Jeremiah

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