John 10:31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him.
Did you notice the word “again.” After Jesus had said that He was the Light of the world and the Light of life, He said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” In John 8:59, it says they picked up stones to throw at Him, but He hid Himself. Twice Jesus spoke plainly that He was the Son of God and was God in the flesh, and twice they took up stones to kill Him. It was the same evil spirit that rose up in Cain, a spirit of bitter jealousy and selfish ambition. When bitter jealousy and selfish ambition are at work, a person is ready and willing to do harm to others. They wanted to kill Jesus because they didn’t like His truth. If His truth was truth, then “their truth” was a lie. My friends, we are watching the same spirit at work today. For those who think life is about being happy, significant, and being your best “you”, anyone living to love with Jesus is a threat to their living to love themselves. They will pick up stones to kill you. They are doing the work of their father who hates the work of God, the Father, revealed in His Son in us. But let’s not let that stop us from living to love with Jesus. Let’s love them with His love for His glory.
