Know the Father!

For Thursday, November 18, 2021

John 14:9 NIV, Jesus speaking: “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’?”

Do you know the Father? Do you mentally keep an image of a strong but elderly man in a giant chair, his throne, somewhere in the sky? You’ll likely be surprised when you get to heaven! The Bible describes things in human terms so that we can understand, but the reality is likely to be far different.

I don’t know what God looks like, but I do know that we’ll know Him when we see Him! We’ll see the good, positive traits that we expect: grace and forgiveness, and a love for everything He created. Everlasting lovingkindness will be at the top of the list, along with truth, honesty and trust. Come to think of it, these are the same traits we admire in Jesus!

If you have seen Jesus, you have seen the Father!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406