Remember and believe.

John 2:16-22

'he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade.” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”

So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.'

It's only in the light of the fact that Jesus died and came back to life that his life and words make sense. 

Even the disciples, the very closest people to Him, didn't understand what he was saying! 

Yet they were the ones that spent day in, day out, night and day with him. They ate with him, followed him, lived with him, yet they still didn't really understand him.

It is only when he died, and rose again that his words make sense to them. That's when they 'got it'. 

They recognised the truth of who Jesus must be - No-one else can triumph over death like he did! 

The reality of who Jesus is can only break into your life when you understand Jesus words considering not just his death, but also his resurrection. 

Jesus existed. Jesus died. Jesus rose. 

That means something. 

What he says and does, and what the Bible says only makes sense through this lens. 

It's not the fact that Jesus died that gives us assurance, but the fact that he died and 'was raised from the dead'. He had no pulse, no heartbeat, no brain function. 

THEN, 'HE WAS RAISED FROM THE DEAD'! 

If that happened today, after being dead for three days someone started breathing again, I'm pretty sure we'd listen to them! It's a miraculous event!  

It's significant, and only once we truly appreciate this, and that this is what happened to Jesus, can we begin to understand what his life and words were about. 

The disciples remembered and believed. 

Maybe it's time to revisit some (positive) things that have been said to you and believe them. 

When the disciples remembered and believed there was a massive difference- the church was born! What could be the difference in your life if you start believing?