Tuesday 28 Jan 2014

Tuesday Reading: John 14:7-11

Key Verse: John 14:8
Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”

Devotion:
Why do we always have to have some sort of physical proof before we grasp something or before we believe in it? Well, that is the way we have grown up and that is the way our society is; it’s a pretty good philosophy to only believe in the things which are shown to be true! What is being left out is the spiritual side of things and even God being left out altogether!

When Philip turned round and asked to see God the Father, he did not quite understand how much he was asking and certainly did not think of the ramifications of that request. If he had thought about it he probably would not have asked! But he wanted some sort of physical proof, even after all this time of walking with Jesus and being taught by Him and seeing all the miracles, he wanted more proof. Philip still had doubts…

So when you feel guilty about having doubts about your faith, think back on this moment in time when Philip was standing before Christ and asked to see God! We can look on that and think that he was not in his right mind, but he could look at us now and ask why we are not depending fully on Christ because we are not accepting what is written down. Faith is something very personal and is between you and God. Nobody else has the right to judge you on your faith and you certainly do not have the right to judge anyone else!

Jesus did not come down on Philip like a tonne of bricks, but rather talked it through with him, highlighting the fact that He had done many miracles and that Philip did have to have some faith by taking His word for it. That is what faith comes down to. It is not all about physical proof but about believing what God tell us, whether it is through reading His Word, through revelation or through listening to someone else tell you about God. You have to take a step forward to show you have faith.

Points to Ponder:
Do you worry about your faith?

Have you read God’s Word today yet?