THE MESSIAH

John 7:25-30
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

Is Jesus the Messiah?

25 Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? 26 But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah? 27 But how could he be? For we know where this man comes from. When the Messiah comes, he will simply appear; no one will know where he comes from.”

28 While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he called out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I come from. But I’m not here on my own. The one who sent me is true, and you don’t know him. 29 But I know him because I come from him, and he sent me to you.” 30 Then the leaders tried to arrest him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.


Webster’s dictionary defines messiah as the expected liberator or savior of any country. The Layman’s Bible Dictionary defines messiah as the anointed one. It goes on to say this is “the title given by the Jewish people to a future leader whom they expected to restore their honor and glory after delivering them from their oppressors.” The Jewish people were looking for the messiah and Jesus didn’t fit their preconceived image. They were looking for freedom from the oppression of the Roman Empire. Jesus brought freedom from the oppression of sin.

Jesus is the Messiah … the Savior … the Anointed One!

The only question on this remains in the hearts of man. Have you surrendered yourself to Him as your liberator or are you holding on to your sin problem? God sent you the Messiah. Have you received Him in you heart?