The last words of John 2 can be either helpful or haunting: "He (Jesus) knew all men. He did not need man's testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man" (John 2:24-25).

Jesus knows everything about you! Think about that for a moment. That is delightful news for the believer, but just as troubling for the non-believer.

Jesus knows everything you've ever done, every word you've ever said, and every thought that has ever crossed your mind. Whoa - how incredible is that? And he knows everything about not only you, but every person who has ever lived on this planet!

And that is the point of this passage. Many people were impressed by the miracles Jesus did: "many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name" (John 2:23).

At first glance, that sounds a lot like the response of Jesus' disciples to his miracle at Cana, when He turned water into wine and "thus revealed his glory and his disciples put their faith in him" (John 2:11).

But now in John 2:23, after stating that many people "believed in his name", John proceeds to tell us that Jesus did not respond favorably to un curso de milagros way these folks "believed". Note John 2:24: "But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men."

These people had some type of faith, but it wasn't the right kind of faith. In other words, John is saying that Jesus could look at a person who claimed to believe and know whether that faith was superficial or genuine. Apparently, there were people who saw Jesus up close and in person, be amazed at his miracles, and say "Wow. This guy is really something special. Sure, I believe in him; after all, look at all the incredible things He can do."

But this wasn't true, sincere saving faith. It was an outward, external, shallow profession of faith, and it didn't impress Jesus. He could see right through it and know whether someone's faith was the real deal or a fake.

Reality Check: To read the initial two chapters of John's gospel is to travel back in time and take a firsthand look (through an eyewitness account) at the power and glory of Jesus. You see him turn water into wine. You hear many people testify that this Man is the Creator of the universe, the Messiah, the Son of God, the Word of God, and the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

John has presented the testimony of a stream of witnesses, all declaring with conviction and authority that Jesus is the one and only God-Man.

So the question you will hopefully ponder and answer today (before it's too late) is the question that Jesus asked his disciples: "But what about you? Who do you say I am?" (Mark 8:29). What is your response?