John 14:1-14 “Do
not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe
also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so,
would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?3 And
if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be
with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the
place where I am going.”
5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where
you are going, so how can we know the way?”
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the
truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If
you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you
do know him and have seen him.”
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that
will be enough for us.”
9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even
after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen
the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you
believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I
say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father,
living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I
am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence
of the works themselves. 12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in
me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater
things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do
whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the
Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
John 14:9 (CEB) Jesus
replied, “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been with you all this
time? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”
One of my favorite silly movies has a character “Mini-me”…..you
ever see family members with so many characteristics in common that when you
see them all together it’s like a circus house of mirrors?
Thinking about how alike family members are, focus on another
father/son relationship that reveal many similarities. By observing Jesus and
his interactions with others, we know much about God. Jesus always taught love.
He was quick to forgive, and he healed others. He was gentle, kind, and
compassionate. He assured us there was nothing to fear. Since he is God’s Son,
we know that God has these same characteristics: loving, forgiving, gentle,
kind, and compassionate. We know God because we know Jesus.
Thought for today:
Do I reflect God?
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