Study Desk

"Sir," she replied in reverence, "I can see you're one of God's cowboys.

"Quick, come see the cowboy who could read my mind and see into my soul! Go and see for yourself. I think he is God's Top Hand . . . I believe he is the Messiah!"

Now many Samaritans believed Jesus was the Top Hand because she had said, "He could see inside my soul and knew everything I had ever done."

Jesus said, "Y'all only believe when you see wondrous things."

You pat yourselves on the back for memorizing all the scriptures that describe me, but you are too blind to see that I stand here before you.

I see into your hearts and know that you do not ride for God.

They pondered this for a second and then someone shouted out, "Well, show us a miracle so that we know you are the Top Hand. We want to see what you can do. I mean, our ancestors got to eat bread from heaven while they rode across the desert.

That's why the Scriptures say, 'God will personally teach them how to ride for the brand.' You see? God ain't going to send nobody to me who hasn't listened and done what he told them to do.

Your real life is a spiritual one that comes from the Spirit of God. You think life is what you can see and touch, but it's not. Your flesh is like the color of a horse. It's nothing but decoration. My words are not decoration. They are the foundation of Spirit and the foundation of life.

Jesus's brothers poked fun at him saying, "Leave Galilee and go to Judea. Your cowboys need to see what you can really do.

If you want people to follow you, you can't hide out in the country where no one can see your great power. Since you are so powerful, go show yourself to the world."

If you're going to judge correctly, you've got to do it with more than what you see on the surface."

They laughed at him and said, "Are you a Podunk from Galilee, too? Search the Good Book, and you will see that no prophet ever comes from Galilee."

Jesus continued, "You live in what you can see, hear, feel, and touch. I come from beyond such human standards. You are hobbled to this world. I am not.

I ain't lying when I promise you that whoever rides for me and does what I do will never see death."

Did you know that Abraham was allowed to see what I would do and he absolutely rejoiced at the sight?"

While I am here, I am the light that lets people see."

He said, "The cowboy they call Jesus spat in the dirt and made a mud pie to go on my eyes. He then told me to wash it off in Siloam Pond. When I did, I could see."

asked them, "Is this your son? Has he been blind his whole life? How is it that he can now see?"

We have no idea how he can see now. Ask him that question. He's old enough to speak for himself."