The credibility issue is big. People want to do business with credible people, but how do we establish credibility in the minds of others, especially strangers? Well, Jesus was faced with this issue… He had a product that seemed too good to be true… He healed people of incurable diseases, raised others from the dead, multiplied physical resources seemingly out of nothing, offered an eternity in a place called Heaven and yet, He didn’t charge for His services. He just gave and gave.

With all that giving going on, there were many skeptics trying to figure out what His game was, what His angle was. They were threatened by the presence of Truth. Others wanted to believe, but this was so different, even weird sounding… (Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.)

So Jesus offers four proof sources to quiet their fears. The first was a testimony from a trusted and respected leader, John the Baptist. Then he offers a second witness… “For the works which the Father has given Me to finish, the same works that I do bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me…” What kind of testimony does your work proclaim? Does your work ethic back up your claims? Does the work you have done end any questions about your workmanship or the quality of your service? Look at the way you work with people and make sure it lines up with the claims you make. If it does, you will silence many a critic.

Watch for the next blog as we continue with the remaining two witnesses.

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