October 25: John 14 1-7

Key Verse: John 14 7
If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.

Devotion:
This passage is headed “Jesus Comforts His Disciples” in my bible… but the introduction of the idea Jesus was going to prepare them a place to stay and He was going to come back and collect them to take them there was a bit much for them to comprehend when Jesus said they knew of this place! Thomas, for one, questioned this!

How did Jesus respond to Thomas – by saying that he should know if he really did know God; almost questioning Thomas’ belief. I think this was a whole lot more than questioning Thomas’ belief. I believe this was Jesus asserting His authority as God and making sure the disciples knew that Jesus and God were one; not only telling them He was the only one who would prepare heaven for them, but also the one who would be responsible for them to be able to get to heaven… because He and God are one!

I am pretty sure this was a bit ‘mind blowing’ for them to accept at first, but as Jesus continued to talk them through it, they began to realise this was not only the truth but also God’s plan from the beginning. The more you try and rationalise the physics of Jesus and God being one, the more you may become confused by the whole fact. But when you look into the spiritual side of what Jesus had done, was doing and would do from that moment on, you may too begin to realise just how much Jesus loves each one of us!

The truth is not always easy to prove through science because God is not bound by science as we know it. God continued to guide Jesus every step of the way and wants to be able to do the same with us – it’s the listening part which we do find hard because we live in this physical world and assume everything must be bound by the science we have been taught. Faith is believing in the unseen and trusting words like this which Jesus teaches us.

Points to Ponder:
Is your mind bound by science?

Don’t let your heart be bound by science but rather trust is Christ!