“You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me. And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭5:33-40‬ ‭ESV‬‬

All,This stands out because John says, “you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent.” This had to sting the ears of His audience here. However, the converse is true that if we do believe Him, His Word does abide in us. Do we release what abiding means? Do we realize we are never in more “control” than when we are abiding in the creator of the universe? When we are abiding in the Son who has already seen today? By abiding, He controls our actions in ways that we don’t realize. Please pray that we and our friends chose to abide in Him today (John 15:5). Please pray for Paul Sturtz to be healed of cancer.