“Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He was come from God, and went to God” (John 13:3).
Let’s break into this section of the Gospel of John that is personal and powerful. Christ’s public ministry is revealed in John chapters 1 through 12. Here in John 13, we begin the Upper Room discourse where the Lord Jesus speaks privately with His disciples on the night before He died on the cross for our sins. Nothing was taking our awesome by Savior by surprise. He knew exactly why He had come; He knew exactly what the situation was; He knew exactly what His Father was doing; and He knew exactly where He was going. Daily this awesome, glorious, and miraculous truth ought to grip the heart of every believer. “We are not our own. We have been bought with a price” according to 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. Christ’s coming and His returning to the Father and everything in between was all part of His incredible plan to redeem you and me.
For today: Let this truth sink in and really grip your heart. We’ve been bought by One Who paid an incredible price.