By The Dark Of Night

This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”  John 3:2

Within our verse for today we can pretend that we do not know this man's name. A not uncommon occurrence in the Bible, people often come and go in the stories without leaving their name. The signs of this rabbi had caught the man's attention though, and in his opinion no one could do them without having God along. However, this man must have been busy or did not want to be seen as he came to meet Jesus undercover of darkness. Of course this verse brings out the questions as we want to know who the man was, what was his occupation, why the sneaky visit, and if there is belief in his heart or just a flattering way of opening the meeting. Then, we want to know what Jesus will say to the man! 

We know the name from the famous story, but more famous still among those who believe is the response our Lord Jesus gave to Nicodemus including the eternal beauty of John 3:16. 

Thank you, dear Lord, for bringing this man to ask of you in the dark of night!

Bucky