John 1:19-37
How do you know who to trust? How do you know which leader to follow? How do you know who really loves you? So many people say the right things, promise us the things we want to hear, even look right. They look strong, dynamic and even sincere. They speak well, and you can’t miss the impressive intellect behind their words. And who among us has not followed such a person or given our heart to such a person only to discover that he or she was not who they appeared to be? And the rude awakening we experienced when we made that discovery was not that the person was not as gifted as we thought but that they did not have the character we had hoped. In other words, we weren’t disappointed by their brain or their appearance but by their heart. The love we sought wasn’t genuine. The promises weren’t kept. The strength faded when pressure arose. And all those beautiful words they spoke turned out to be empty.