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?” John 14:9
It is Thursday evening before the day of crucifixion. Jesus is pulling His disciples into a close family meeting. He only has hours left to prepare them for the darkest days they have ever known. Judas is in the act of betraying, Jesus is talking about leaving and now He tells them they will automatically recognize a father they have never met. They do not yet understand Jesus is One with His Father.
This group of persevering, dedicated men have spent three years walking beside Jesus, sharing His meals, watching Him perform miracles, minister and love. And yet, moments into a theological discussion their faith shakes. The good news is, shaken faith does not shake the Father. Jesus continues on in detail to explain His Oneness with His Father. He did not throw up His hands and walk away. In fact, He said in verse 12 that they will do even greater things than previously seen, AND Jesus promises to provide the things they ask for in His name.
Faith is a choice and it has to be made daily, sometimes moment to moment, but Jesus doesn’t abandon us as we seek, or because we need to seek. He didn’t quit these men that walked beside Him and then struggled, He will not quit you either. Let faith be the thing you ask for in Jesus’ name.
Have a Wonderful Wednesday,
Gretchen