Jesus did not fear death or harm from his foes. He went forward in harmony with the will of his Father to Jerusalem, secretly during the feast. There he did not hide himself, but went to the temple court, teaching his Gospel boldly, as an accredited teacher. People felt that God was addressing them directly. So they questioned one another: Whence has this young man such deep theological thoughts? He did not train under a famous scholar of the Scriptures. How can a carpenter without academic training acquaint us with the full truth of God?
Jesus answered as if to say, "True, I have teaching and am a teacher of truth. More than that I am God’s Word indeed. Every thought and wish of God is present in me. My teaching is not of myself, I am God’s voice, He dwells in me, my Father is the One to teach me. I know the fullness of His thoughts, plans, purposes and powers. I have not come with my private thoughts, for God’s thoughts alone are truth. I complete revelation where it is not clear."
Thus, he glorified his Father and submitted to Him; calling himself God’s Apostle. He did not send himself of his own accord, but he came in the name of his Father full of divine authority. So Jesus becomes God’s Son and Apostle at the same time, deserving our attention, our faith and worship as to the Father.
To facilitate faith in himself on the part of the Jews, he showed them a practical way to assure them that his teaching conforms to God’s will. So what is the decisive proof for the genuineness of Jesus’ teaching and person? He said, "Strive to act according to my Gospel and you will discover its greatness. Apply Christ’s words verse by verse, and you will see that his words are not merely human but divine."
The attempt to apply Christ’s teaching requires first of all your resolve. Do you wish what he wished? Without this harmony of your will with God’s you will not grasp the true knowledge of the Lord. Where your will yields to his, that is Christ’s, you will begin to rise to a higher and newer level of realization – you will know God as He is.
Whoever trains himself to do the will of the Father, as Jesus taught us, will experience the wide gulf between Gospel and Law. Our Lord did not simply lay a heavy burden on our shoulders, but at the same time gives us the required power to bear it. You will be able to carry out his will joyfully. Whoever submits to Christ’s commandment, receives the strength to live out his love. His teaching does not lead to failure, as was the case with Moses’ law, but to live in the fullness of God’s grace. Whoever wishes to apply God’s will revealed in Christ’s teaching, becomes personally linked with God, and realizes that Christ is not one of the human teachers, but is God’s Word incarnate. He does not come with empty philosophy, but with forgiveness for sin, and he grants us the power of God’s life.