Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;
John 13:3//

Father, grant me as much faith as Jesus!

8 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”
John 12:8//

The world will always have poor people.

When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”
John 11:4//

Sometimes we become gravely ill so that God’s glory may become evident to others.

Colossians 1:28
He is the one we proclaim…//

May my teaching/preaching be to proclaim Him!

He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”
John 9:25//

Sometimes the honest answer about God is, “I don’t know.”

Colossians 1:22
But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—//

Christ’s death not only made me holy in God’s sight, it also made me free from any accusation Satan could bring.

44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
John 8:44//

Satan was a murderer “from the beginning.” Interesting that a created being was sinful “from the beginning.”

Colossians 1:21
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.//

Enmity toward God happens in the mind caused by sinful actions.

Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee? Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?” Thus the people were divided because of Jesus.
John 7:41-43//

Not knowing the truth about God can cause us to have incorrect speculation.

When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
John 6:5-6//

God will test my faith in Him versus the world, already knowing how He will work things out in His power.