Speaking the truth was a key attribute of Jesus Christ—He is trustworthy.
John was close to Jesus. It was a unique friendship. He also suffered for Christ. John was the man who saw what things meant. He read the signs with prophetic insight.
What he saw was difficult to explain. It was new on earth. Nobody had thought of it, especially in one sentence. So let us look at what he said:
“Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth” (verses 4–5).
How can Jesus be a “faithful witness”? We are witnesses to Christ, but to what does Christ witness? This Scripture refers to another passage, where the Pharisees were arguing: “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true” (John 8:13). Jesus answered and said to them,
“Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going.…I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me” (verses 14, 18).
Jesus witnessed to Himself. He said:
“Believe in God, believe also in me” (John 14:1).
By His life and mighty deeds, He has shown us what He is: faithful to what He told us He is.
Taken from Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days in God’s Word by Reinhard Bonnke. Copyright © 2016 by Reinhard Bonnke. Use by permission of Whitaker House. www.whitakerhouse.com
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