The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” John 2:18-20 NIV
Jesus raised all kinds of questions when He challenged the status quo of the way things had been for as long as anyione could remember. We don't know whyy Nicodemus came to visit Jesus. Did the Sandhedrin, the Jewish ruling council, send Nicodemus to Jesus or did he come on his own?
Some scholars have suggested that Nicodemus was sneaking around coming to Jesus at night, but there is no reason to believe this has to be the case. It is possible that Nicodemus simply came at night so that he could have an uninterrupted conversation with Jesus.
Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” John 3:1-2 NIV
Clearly Nicodemus has a genuine interest in the teachings of Jesus, but He was struggling to fit Jesus into his preconceived ideas about the long-awaited Messiah. Dealing with Jesus was proving to be far more complicated than any of the religious leaders were anticipating.
Nicodemus knew that there was something unique about Jesus and he was willing to take a risk to discover the truth about who Jesus really was.
How willing are you and I to take a risk to develop a deeper faith in Jesus?
Dear God, today help me be like Nicodemus in His desire to know Jesus more. Reveal Yourself to me in a deeper way. In Jesus' name, amen
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