The Way
Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? John 14:8-9, ESV
The disciples had been with Jesus when he started his ministry. He hand selected them to be disciples so he could teach them about the Father and the kingdom of God. In the passage above Jesus is about to return to heaven and he is speaking with the disciples. Then Philip ask him to show them the Father. Through all the things that Jesus had done, they still had missed that the Spirit of the Most High God was living inside Jesus doing the work!
At first one might think, “How could Philip not know this when he saw all the miracles Jesus did and heard all the sermons Jesus gave?” The truth is we can be just like Philip today. When trials and tribulations come and if we don’t keep our hearts on Jesus the situation can cause us to question our faith. But when we take the time to look back over our lives we can see the hand of God working in and through us. Clarity will have us understand that the presence of the Spirit of God has always been with us.
Scripture says, “Those of us who are believers know the Spirit of God because he lives within us.” John 14:16-17. We have the same power of God in us that raised Jesus from the dead. Scripture says, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” John 14:29 When doubt tries to misdirect our way of thinking we can go back to the word of God. John 14:16 says, And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— Based on this scripture, we have the assurance that the Spirit of God lives inside of us and directs us because the word says, “He is with you FOREVER! Hallelujah! Amen!
Key Points:
Reflect back over your life and see that God was always there.
The Spirit of God is with us forever.
Every single day God is showing you the way.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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