Witness Works and Believe

“Seeing is believing”. I have heard that phrase a number of times in my life as I am sure that you have as well.

“³⁷If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; ³⁸but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Fathers is in me and I am in the Father.” – John 10:37-38 (ESV)

Jesus is answering the Jews questions as they inquire about how Jesus claims to be the Son of God. There is much more to the conversation and Jesus’ answers; verses 37 & 38 give a humanistic way of belief that most of us would agree with. Believing the words of someone is one thing, the proof of the action and witnessing the works solidifies our belief in that we clearly can touch and speak first hand of what happened.

Jesus’ words should be enough for me and a great majority of the time, it is. I would be remiss if I did not admit that witnessing the works of God are powerful for me and my belief. When I am witness to the works of God, I am more inclined to continue down the path I am going.

Now I do want to be careful and not get into the realm of Thomas and his need for proof that Jesus was indeed raised from the dead. I am speaking of witnessing the great works of God and taking what I see as confirmation of and encouragement to continue the path for which I was already working for Christ.

I am human and have the natural tendency to question what is going on. When it comes to God, I should believe as I hear, and should be looking to His works and at minimum believe what I witness.

Are you one that believes what you hear about God? What about when you see the works of God, what affect do they have on you? Are you able to believe through your witness?