Be Still And Know

John 2:23-25 'Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.' Whether we like it or not, the world knows a great deal about us. Organisations go to extraordinary lengths to store up information on every aspect of our lives so that they can lure us into buying their products and using their services. However, although it might not feel like it at times, there are limits to what they know. They can’t see into the deeper recesses of our minds, but there is one who can. In these remarkable verses, John reveals that Jesus knew all about the people of his time. Some were responding to his message because of the miraculous things that he was doing but Jesus knew that, for many of them, this was a superficial response which would soon evaporate. He understood human nature completely and knew every