Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. And many believed on him there. John 10:39-42

Children, the above-mentioned passage tells of Jesus’ encounter with the Jews at the Temple in Jerusalem. Last week, we learned that the Jews were angry with Jesus for saying, “I and my Father are one”, and they took up stones to throw at Him for proclaiming to be God. They believed neither His words nor works which are a proof of His identity. Now, these  unbelieving Jews tried to capture Him but He escaped unharmed.

Following this incident, Jesus went over the Jordan River. He went to Bethabara where John the Baptist used to baptise people. The Bible tells us that He remained there for some time, and His disciples were together with Him. When Jesus was there, the people in Jerusalem began to ponder over the things that had happened recently, for example, John the Baptist’s testimony of Jesus as the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world (John 1:29), and the miracles that Jesus had performed. Having considered all these things carefully, many of them came to a conclusion: Jesus is God. They said, “John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true” (John 10:41).

These people had thought over the matter seriously and they wanted to tell Jesus about their faith in Him. Therefore, they travelled to find Him, and told Him, “We believe You, Jesus!” This truth is affirmed by the Bible which says, “Many resorted unto him.” The word “resort” means proceed towards. In other words, the people went to Jesus on the other side of the Jordan River in Bethabara, and told Him that they believed all that He had said, even His words and works!

Furthermore, the Bible says, “Many believed on him there” (John 10:42). When the believing Jews came to Jesus, and professed their faith in Him openly, there were many other people watching the event, and a great gospel door was opened. Among those who saw the believers’ faith, and heard them confessing Jesus, many became convinced that Jesus is God, and they believed on Him too.

How about you, dear child? Are you one of the many who after listening to the testimonies of the saints, and hearing Jesus’ words become convinced that He is God?

Praise to the Lord if you are. But if you are not, then the time has come for you to think about this matter seriously. You must consider what convinced those people to believe in Jesus. They believed because they had heard the testimonies about Jesus, and met Jesus there in Bethabara.

Today, we still hear testimonies from believers about the Lord Jesus, and we ourselves can meet Him in our own Bible reading and prayer. Are you one of the many who believe Jesus?