“Hello, this is Sally from your bank. I’m calling to thank you for your years of service and want to tell you about some of our new options for business banking.”
It was a cold call from my bank. Ordinarily I would pass on such calls but it came at an opportune time. I was looking for additional solutions to process credit card payments so I accepted the invitation to listen. But first, I need to verify her identity.
“Thank you. I’m sorry, Sally, but frankly, you could be anyone, claiming to work for my bank. Could you answer a few questions for me?”
“Oh, of course. You are absolutely correct.”
“Ok, who is my private client banker?”
“Yes…let me look that up. Ok, it is Mary Smith.”
All right. Passed one test, but I needed more. “And what is my P.I.N. for my business checking account ending in 4564?”
“Yes…ok…2348.”
I was satisfied. The P.I.N. (personal identification number) is usually used by a business to authorize a transaction by verifying the identity of the caller. In this case, I reversed the process and verified the business. It was an intimate piece of information that only my bank should know.
As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!”
John 1:47-49 (NLT)
Nathanael was skeptical that any prophet, or any good person, could come from Nazareth. Thus, when Philip, his friend, told him about Jesus of Nazareth, he dismissed the possibility that Jesus could be the Messiah. It was only when Jesus revealed an intimate piece of knowledge about him, something only Nathanael would have known, did his perception and attitude change.
Jesus Christ is God. He created us. He knows us better than we know ourselves. He will reveal our deepest and darkest secrets so that we may acknowledge and confess them to Him. When we do, He will forgive and heal us of our sins. We can completely trust Him to do this because these are intimate pieces of information that only He would know.
Praise God!
Love and trust in the Lord; seek His will in your life.
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