TRUST

"Now Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men" (John 2:24).

 

The word translated "entrusting" is the Greek word "pisteuo" which comes from the root "pistis". It's the same word that is translated as "faith" or "belief" in other New Testament passages.  Jesus did not trust (put his faith in) men because he knew the hearts of men.

 

If you think about it, most of our relational conflicts, come out of a sense of disappointment.  We trust someone and they fail us.  People (friends, family, coworkers, churches) don't live up to our expectations and we feel let down.  Our faith in them is destroyed.  We might do better to follow Jesus example and to just love each other expecting that failure will eventually happen.  That way, love is not conditioned on performance--but rather it is an expression of value.

 

Today, let's practice loving simply because because people are valuable.  And when they fail us (and they will)--let's practice grace.