When God Says …
“Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?” (John 14:22 KJV).
In this chapter of Apostle John's gospel account we witnessed quite a lot of confusion amongst the disciples. It's, therefore, for this reason that the Lord Jesus early on assured them with caution not to “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” (John 14:1 KJV). We can see in hindsight what caused the confusion. But in their vantage view, right in the midst of what's going on real time in their state of mind, it is understandable. Apostle Judas, whose name means thanksgiving or praise in Hebrew (unfortunately now had been tainted by the treachery of Judas Iscariot), manifest his bewilderment to the Lord with a question, why? That, considering the Lord Jesus has often declared to them and to the crowd who were tailing Him that only those who believe shall see Him, as who He is. The miracles and signs He displayed before everyone is the Lord Jesus Christ manifest to the world!
The origin of the name Judas is a Hebrew rendering of the name Judah the tribe of Israel from whom the human genealogy of Lord Jesus came through by the ancestry of Joseph and Mary. And, it is amazing that the traitor would also be a man whose name means praised. Apostle Judas or Jude is asking the Lord, why? The answer to this question, he already is supposed to know. As for him and to all of us now who know, recognize and see the Lord Jesus Christ that the world do not, the answer is our belief in Him. Believing is the key to see! This, the Lord declared to Martha: “Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”” (John 11:40 ESV).
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
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