John 14:8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
The concept of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Three in One, is one that I sometimes struggle with. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around, and that feels like what Philip and Jesus are discussing here. Philip: Lord, Show me the Father. Jesus: I am in the Father. He is in me. We are one.
John 14:9 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’?
I have noticed, though, that my subconscious doesn’t seem to struggle as much with the idea. I’m my prayers, I pray interchangeably: Lord, God, Jesus, Precious Savior, Redeemer, Father.
John 14:10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.
Lord, You know me and my need to try to understand. The concept of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Three in One, is quite a lot to wrap my head around at times. Thank You that when I pray to You, I get it, I understand the fiercely loving, deeply compassionate, infinitely steadfast Savior of my soul. Help me to shine Your light for all to see. Amen.
John 14:11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.
Have a blessed day.