The Gospel of John 14:8 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.” (John 14:8 KJV).

With the Lord's declaration that those who have seen Him have seen the Father, Apostle Phillip's instant follow up question seemed unthought of and dense. Perhaps he was not listening, or maybe distracted? He is just actually acting like us in the way we behave, at times. We often fail to see profound truth laid right in front of us. By nature, we always look beyond and wander to the peripheral of the world and see instead the smokescreen of the visual and audible displays of the physical realm. Hence, often like Apostle Phillip, we either don't hear and/or see, then ask so many questions layered with unbelief. If not careful, the smokescreen of the world may become our truth which sadly lead to an eternally and spiritually fatal end.

Apostle Phillip's behavior and question should therefore be used as a lesson for us not to tread the same path. We now have the benefit of hindsight, which is the purpose these words are written for us to reflect on, giving us light to believe and see. Apostle Phillip was privileged to have walked with the Lord in the flesh to learn from Him in the Lord's physical proximity. But He was susceptible to distractions and could not be in the physical presence with the Lord always. Hence, there have been teaching sessions of the Lord Jesus that he was not present. Like when in one instance during the transfiguration where only Peter, John and James were present (Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–13, Luke 9:28–36). In the flesh, the Lord's presence was limited by space and time.

For us now, in this post resurrection period of our Lord's victory over the grave, the Lord Jesus can now be present in us always by the presence of the Holy Spirit. He used Apostle Phillip to reveal the good news to the Ethiopian eunuch and preach the gospel to all the towns around Gaza to Caesarea (Acts 8:26-40). He is not closer to anyone than another. He is in each and every one of us the moment we believe in Him and be born again. Apostle Paul, by the revelation of the risen Lord Jesus Christ, declared: “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20 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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