Scripture Scribbles: November 9, 2025

the Gospel

John 2:13-22

Since the Passover of the Jews was near,
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,
as well as the money-changers seated there.
He made a whip out of cords
and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,
and spilled the coins of the money-changers
and overturned their tables,
and to those who sold doves he said,
"Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father's house a marketplace."
His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,
Zeal for your house will consume me.
At this the Jews answered and said to him,
"What sign can you show us for doing this?"
Jesus answered and said to them,
"Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up."
The Jews said,
"This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,
and you will raise it up in three days?"
But he was speaking about the temple of his Body.
Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,
his disciples remembered that he had said this,
and they came to believe the Scripture
and the word Jesus had spoken.

the scribble

Most often when I read this passage, I think about Jesus’ righteous anger  and how we can relate to Him more because He even was upset at times. Today, however, I encountered something different - trust when we do not understand. How often has the Lord spoken to you in prayer and you misunderstood him? You thought he meant one thing, but really, He meant to help you grow in ways you hadn’t thought of before. In the Gospel, everyone thinks Jesus is referring to the temple building and didn’t understand what He meant until He was resurrected. The disciples remembered what he said in hindsight. 

As I’ve grown  in my faith over the years there have been times of immense suffering, including a number of losses. It wasn’t until years later, after healing began, where I started to see how the Lord rebuilt His temple in me. Wounds glorified. Destruction restored. Misunderstanding clarified. 

Sometimes; however, the misunderstanding is never clarified in this lifetime because we will not see restoration until our own resurrection. The Hope for this Truth gives us the Trust we need to persevere. If the disciples remembered Jesus’ words and understood their meaning after Jesus rose from the dead, then we too can have confidence that Jesus will reveal to us His plan when we unite with Him in heaven. 

Today’s devotion was written by Diana Giard