The Works Bear Witness

Jesus answered them, I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. 

John 10:25 

Christ lived as He preached. The enemies of Christ were mad against Him and sought to draw Him out for accusation. One of the points on which they challenged Him was, ‘If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.’ Christ responded with the words of our text. In His answer, He pointed to His works. What works were they? The Scripture says, Christ ‘went about doing good.’ John detailed some of the good Christ had done. He had turned the water into wine to preserve the joy of a wedding feast. He had sought out an outcast from society to transform her life. He had healed a paralytic, fed the hungry, defended a woman from her accusers, and healed a man who had been born blind. These were the works which Christ was doing. They spoke eloquently of His association with God and the ways of God. They are the same kinds of works that are the evidence of those who are associated with Him. The life that is most clearly Christlike is the life that most closely imitates His actions towards those who have a present need. Christ spoke clearly and his works bore witness to His identity. 

Our Kind and Gracious Savior, 
we rejoice at the works which You have done. 
We praise You that they are the great pattern for us, 
in our imitation of You. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning