Meditate. Is seeing believing?
No one has ever seen God.
But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father's heart. He has
revealed God to us. John 1:18
Do you have to see something to believe in it? This passage tells us that the unique One, Jesus, who is himself God, shows us who God the Father is. Believing in Jesus allows us to not only see Him, but to see the Father. Jesus had some interesting discussions with His disciples, particularly with Thomas, who was called Doubting Thomas.
Jesus told him (Thomas), "I am the
way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you
do know him and have seen him!" John 14:6-7
Then Jesus told him (Thomas, after His
resurrection), "You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those
who believe without seeing me." John 20:29
Jesus compassionately
came to earth to heal, teach, and help people know God the Father and establish
relationships with them. Do you think that you need to see to believe?
At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind. Then he told John's disciples, "Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor. And tell him, 'God blesses those who do not turn away because of me.'" Luke 7:21-23
Then Jesus told him (a blind man he had healed), "I entered this world to render judgment—to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind." John 9:39
We proclaim to you the one who existed
from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes
and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is
life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and
proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father,
and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves have
actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our
fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing
these things so that you may fully share our joy. 1 John 1:1-4
Listen. Learn and apply what Jesus is teaching us. The relationship we each have with Christ Jesus and with our Heavenly Father is the most important relationship we can ever know. Know God by knowing Jesus. Share the joy! This joy goes beyond salvation…and it will continue in our relationship with God into our eternal life with Him.
Anyone with ears to hear should listen
and understand! Matthew 11:15
Prayer ~ Lord God, You are unique…and You created each of us to be like You…in Your image…unique. Open our eyes and ears to know You more deeply and thank you for the opportunity to spiritually see the Father—whom no one has ever seen.
Verse of Salvation ~ See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The LORD GOD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory." With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation! Isaiah 12:2-3
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Bible Trivia ~ Question: What
did Jesus say to the thief on the cross?
Answer: And Jesus replied, "I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43 NLT
The underlined word is the word translated for “today.” Note that there is no punctuation, i.e. a comma, depicting whether it means…today you will be with me in paradise, or I assure you today, you will be with me in paradise. All common English translations put the comma before the “today” indicating that they would be in paradise that day, but this is something about which to think about for yourself. When do we go to heaven? At death…or do we sleep until the Rapture? Search for the answer for yourself and comment on this blog.
Bible Trivia Question for the week: What does “Hosanna” mean? Used in Matthew 21:9 and John 12:13.
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