John 14:1-8 ERV; Jesus said, “Don’t be troubled. Trust in God, and trust in me.  There are many rooms in my Father’s house. I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you.  After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back. Then I will take you with me, so that you can be where I am.  You know the way to the place where I am going.”

 Thomas said, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

 Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.  If you really knew me, you would know my Father too. But now you know the Father. You have seen him.”

 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father. That is all we need.”

We’ve all read this before, but I love what Phillip said because it’s always been the cry of my heart, “Show me your face, God! It’s all I need. Just to see you, Lord, it’s what I want more than life.” I was always a little jealous of the disciples who walked with Jesus, talked with him, saw him do miracles, were there to witness so much yet even they didn’t know Him as the ‘Way’ until the Holy Spirit came and opened their spirit eyes to see. 

Verses 10-21; Jesus answered, “Philip, I have been with you for a long time. So you should know me. Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father too. So why do you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The things I have told you don’t come from me. The Father lives in me, and he is doing his own work.  Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or believe because of the miracles I have done.

“I can assure you that whoever believes in me will do the same things I have done. And they will do even greater things than I have done, because I am going to the Father.  And if you ask for anything in my name, I will do it for you. Then the Father’s glory will be shown through the Son.  If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.

“If you love me, you will do what I command.  I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever.  The Helper is the Spirit of truth. The people of the world cannot accept him, because they don’t see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you, and he will be in you.

“I will not leave you all alone like orphans. I will come back to you.  In a very short time the people in the world will not see me anymore. But you will see me. You will live because I live.  On that day you will know that I am in the Father. You will know that you are in me and I am in you.  Those who really love me are the ones who not only know my commands but also obey them. My Father will love such people, and I will love them. I will make myself known to them.”

So you see that? Jesus said it twice, “And if you ask for anything in my name, I will do it for you. Then the Father’s glory will be shown through the Son.  If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.” He wants us to know that all we need to do is ask. He wants us to live like he lived, love like he loved, do for others as he did for others. Heal the sick, raise the dead, give hope, show the Fathers love. Are we doing this? 

Check this out; “You will know that you are in me and I am in you.  Those who really love me are the ones who not only know my commands but also obey them. My Father will love such people, and I will love them. I will make myself known to them.” AHHHHH! Those who REALLY love him know and obey his commands. God loves them and makes himself known to them. So if we really want to know God, we must know Jesus, receive his Spirit of truth, do what Jesus said to do, no exceptions! The only way to satisfy the longings of my soul is to do what Jesus said.

Spirit of God who lives in us, you said you will lead us into all truth and it’s through loving Jesus and obeying what he told us to do, relying on Him in us, our hope of glory. So simple. Lay down our lives for His risen life. We walk in victory because He is victorious. Not in our own strength or ability, but in His. We fail time and time again because we try to do it ourselves but you made it clear that YOU are the way, the truth and the life. It’s through you. So I rest in what you’ve done for me. I ask that provision be mine today in every area of my life. Physically, emotionally, spiritually; provide for me everything I need to live my life so that it glorifies you. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen.