John 7:28

John 7:28 declares, Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.  Jesus declared in the Temple that they knew Him, and they knew Who He was, and that He had not come of Himself, but He Who had sent Him was true, and that they did not know Him, but He, the Heavenly Father, did, since He was from Him, and He had sent Him.   Jesus spoke loudly so those Jews hunting Him might hear Him.  Once again, we can be sure that Christ will make Himself known to us.  He isn't hiding away making it hard for us to know Him.  Salvation was made simple so the least of us could understand, and God calls out for us to respond.  Jesus said they did know Who He was physically, but that wasn't enough.  We today have to know more than the physical facts about Jesus.  That does not let us know Who He is.  He said He did not come of Himself.  He was sent by the Father, as the Messiah that they looked for.  God had promised the Messiah would come, and His word was true.  Jesus was the fulfillment of that promise. When we witness today, people are going to know who we are in the eyes of the world, but we must make them understand that we come in the name and under the power and leadership of God.  Jesus said that the people there didn't know the Father.  He was speaking mainly to the religious leaders who wanted to kill Him.  We need to pray that we will never attempt to proclaim the word of God without knowing Him.  Verse twenty-nine continues, But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me. Then Jesus said He knew the Father because He was sent by Him.  When we as His followers go into the world today, we go because He has sent us.  Verse thirty concludes, Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.  They attempted to take Him, but could not, because His hour was not yet come.  They were prevented from taking Him by the power of God. We have that same power protecting us today, but we must realize that for some, our hour may come.  The question is whether we will be faithful until the end.