Yesterday, a Jehovah’s Witness knocked on my door to share his faith with me. We briefly discussed some differences between his beliefs and mine, but then the fact that he doesn’t believe that ‘Jesus is God’ came up. In God’s providence, I had actually just read Matthew 9:1-8 that very same morning which is the story where Jesus heals a man and gets accused of doing something “only God can do” …forgiving sins! That little passage doesn't just hint at Jesus' divinity. It puts it on FULL DISPLAY. Let me explain. • Jesus gets accused of doing something only God can do. (Mat 9:3) • Jesus forgives sins. (Mat 9:2) • Jesus knows people’s thoughts / what’s on their heart (Mat 9:4) (Also, it nods to 1 Samuel 16:7: The LORD looks at the heart.) • Jesus calls himself the “Son of man” - term in Daniel 7 to describe a heavenly figure who receives everlasting dominion and the worshipful service of the nations. (Mat 9:6) • Jesus performs a visible miracle to confirm his invisible claim (He forgives sins bc He’s God) (Mat 9:5-7) • Jesus heals with the authority of his own word. (Mat 9:6-7) I finally asked him “do you believe that only God can forgive sins?” He refused to answer. I asked him again. Refused to answer. I looked him in the eye and gently smiled at him and asked him one more time: “do you believe that *only God* can forgive sins?” And he finally said yes. Then I said “then who is Jesus?” I could tell he connected some dots and that realization unsettled him. Immediately, he politely said “I gotta go,” respectfully shook my hand and left. Never underestimate what God can do through one conversation grounded in His Word. Praying that this kind man would come to know and put his faith in Jesus as He is actually revealed in Scripture.