can you show me God John 14:8-17

There's a beautiful request that people can make, “Can you show me God?” It's a question that can be asked at so many junctures. In the best days and in the deepest pains, “Can you show me God?”

Jesus' friend Philip made this kind of request when we he asked Jesus,

“Lord, show us the Father.”

Jesus responded with surprise.

Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me?

Jesus and Philip—and all of his friends had been through so much together. They'd traveled for 3 years together. They'd seen daemon's cast out, Lazarus come out of a tomb and heard Jesus teach with power and wisdom that clearly didn't come from any earthly source. After all they'd seen together Philip still didn't recognize Jesus as one with the Father

So when Philip asked to see the Father Jesus told him plainly

Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.

For Jesus it's simple as his nature. When a person sees God the Son they are seeing God the Father too. So often humans. like Philip don't see God even when God's at work all around every day. People ask sometimes even out loud, “show yourself God” But so often humans don't see God at all.

And Jesus invited his friends to look through faith and see God at work. Deep down seeing God is a great need of every person. And here's the promise of God's presence. The one who created all thing, the same one who died to redeem still breathes life today. When God's Word is heard or a neighbor is served Jesus comes into our midst. In the bread and wine God's very heart is seen. He is the one who made heaven and earth and died to redeem it. And this same Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit it still coming. An advocate is coming to speak in God's name—on God's behalf to teach and reveal God's promises and to bring us peace. Today we trust that Holy Spirit comes to show us the heart of the Father.

Peace and thanks for reading.