​January 10: If You Have Seen Me…

Jesus said to Philip, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” (John 14:9)  And what did Philip see?  He saw Jesus healing the lame and blind. He saw Jesus delivering demonically oppressed people.  He saw Jesus feeding thousands of people. He saw Jesus loving the lepers and raising the dead.  He saw Jesus doing good to those experiencing ‘bad’ everywhere He went. 

It did not matter who you were, what you were doing or how awful you were…Jesus was going to say something good or do something good to you!

So when He says, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father”. Suddenly we are filled with wonder!  Oh! So that is what the Father is like!  God’s goodness as a loving Father is expressed in how He always wants the best for us. Jesus came to our world so that we would experience the goodness of the Father.

Prayer:  “Father, as I think of all the good things that Jesus did for others, teach me to know He is doing good to me today.”

Pause & Reflect:   Make a list of five different times that you have seen Jesus do good to others.