Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #80

3 Kinds of People

John 12

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 42-44) "Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved praise from more than praise from God. Then Jesus cried out, 'When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me."

My Thoughts

When it comes to faith in God the Father and the Son, there are generally three kinds of people. Jesus identified these three kinds of people in this chapter of John, which are as follows:

1. Unbeliever - The unbeliever does not believe in Jesus or in God, even though Jesus performed miracles in their presence. These people are just dead set against belief in Jesus, despite logic or reason or proof to do otherwise.
2. Secret Believer - The secret believer does believe in Jesus, but they are not open about it. Either they are afraid of others, they have some doubts, are embarrassed or something else that keeps them from telling anyone.
3. Open Believer - The open believer is the one who believes in Jesus wholeheartedly and is not afraid or embarrassed to tell anyone else about their faith in Jesus. They are often eager to tell others, in fact.

Which group do you belong to?

If you're searching for more reason to believe, you would belong to the first group. That's okay. If you're searching, it just means that you need more convincing. If you click at the tab at the top of this page where it says 'Daily Bible Reading' then click on of the links there, you will be taken to a list of the other posts I have done. Find whichever title most applies to your situation and read. if you have any questions, you can contact me via my email in the 'About' page.

If you're sitting there thinking, "But I don't just tell everyone I meet that I follow Jesus..." that's okay! You know what? I don't either. That isn't required. What matters is whether you are afraid to tell someone that you follow Jesus. You don't have to tell anyone immediately, but don't not tell them if you feel God leading you to.

You know, if you think about it, unbelievers and open believers are actually both being honest. If you don't believe, then you don't, and people generally are not afraid to say that. If you do believe, and you don't hide it or lie about it or anything, you are again being honest. However, if you do hide it, then ask yourself why.

If you avoid telling anyone that you follow Jesus, then what is the reason? Are you afraid of hatred or persecution? Don't be, God is with you and you know this. You know that God is stronger and that there is no reason to fear anyone but Him.

Are you embarrassed? What possible reason would you have to be embarrassed? Have people made fun of you? Why should that stop you? They're the ones laughing at something that is true that has actual scientific and historic proof behind it.

Are you doubting? What is it that you are doubting? If you have doubts, then what is keeping you even slightly attached? That's even more dishonest because you can't believe in something that you don't truly agree with or believe in because you choose to.

The biggest thing here is that you should never hide your faith. Hiding your faith is dishonest because God does not want us to hide our faith in Him. He wants us to share our faith with others. That's actually a contradiction right there, is it not? There is no good reason to hide your faith. Now, like I said, you don't have to tell every single person that you ever speak to, but just don't be afraid. If someone were to ask you if you follow Jesus, would you readily say yes, or deny Him? I will leave with that.

Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!