LifeLink Devotions for Monday, November 9, 2026
For as long as I can remember I’ve been a very inquisitive person. I ask lots of questions. I need to know how stuff works. I need to know why something happened. I need to know details about people’s lives. I need to understand. So I ask lots of questions.
If I had lived when Jesus walked the earth I would have asked lots of questions. So I’d like to take some time over the next few weeks to look at some of the tough questions that were asked about Jesus by people living in his time. His answers will help us to better understand Him and cause our faith in Him to grow.
The Gospel of John it is a more intimate and detailed account of the Person of Jesus. People asked lots of questions about him. The first question I would like to look at is found in chapter 7 and it is this – “Where is He?”
John 7:11 “The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?”
John explains to us in the following verses that there were two reasons for people wanting to find Jesus. Some people wanted to meet Him to learn from Him because they thought He was a good man. Others were opposed to Him and wanted to eliminate Him as a threat to their traditions.
Both groups had one thing in common. They were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders. To avoid getting in trouble with those leaders, they whispered to one another about Jesus but dared not speak about Him publicly.
Here are some points for us to ponder today.
- Why do you want to know where Jesus is? Is it because you think He is a good man and might be able to help you, or is it because you think He is hurting your way of life and you want to prove it so you can walk away from Him with a clear conscience? Both are wrong. Jesus is not a good man; He is the God-man. He is to be sought because He is God, apart from any perceived benefit He will bring to your life. As God, He can only do good for you. He will give you a new and fulfilled life. He is not trying to harm you. Seek Him.
- Be bold and courageous to let the world know that you have found Him…or more accurately He has found you. Do not be afraid of what man can do to you. Jesus told His brothers, “The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.” John 7:7 You can choose to be loved by the world or be in love with Jesus. You can’t have both. Stand up and be counted as one who has found Jesus.
Pastor John
