"Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about." (Psalm 35:11, NIV)
There are more, "things I know nothing about," than things I know about.
I have heard over the years a number of speculations as to what Jesus was writing in the sand when confronted with the woman of sin in John 8. Personally, I think He was just doodling. Maybe Jesus was just "waiting" for the appropriate "answer." Maybe He was showing a sort of disgust with the accusers, or perhaps, "What are you really asking?" The accusers of the woman were dealing in, "things I know nothing about," facing the One Who, "know[s] about."
I would greatly encourage us to stick to fishing in the waters of our testimony. People will ask questions concerning, "things I know nothing about," things they know, "nothing about," in reality, things which no one knows anything about. What you and I do, "know...about," is what our Lord Jesus Christ means to us, how thankful and desperately needy we were/are for the forgiveness of sins, fellowship in the Godhead, direction and purpose in life, facing an unknown future.
The world, you and I, no one can grasp the fullness of Jesus' shed Blood, His Death, His Resurrection, His Ascension, and soon Second Appearing. Rather than attempting to give some "profound explanation" of Jesus' Passion, just affirm Jesus, live in Jesus. In other words, "Let your light...shine before men...." This is our "explanation."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I confess with the psalmist, there are so many, "things I know nothing about." Amen.
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Please pray with us about the Berlin Mission.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
