Scripture Reading: John 14:8, 9
Christ had just told His disciples that they had seen the Father. Philip was bewildered. What did the Master mean? That was just what the disciples were longing for — to see the Father. “Lord, show us the Father,” said Philip, “and it sufficeth us.”
There are many sincere Christians today who are longing for fuller, clearer revealings of God. They wish they might see Him. God seems unreal to them. An earnest young Christian wrote: “For some time I have been drifting away from God and have not been able to drop anchor. The more I read and study the life of Jesus, the farther I drift. I find myself ever asking, ‘Are these things true? They certainly are very beautiful to read about; but are they true? How do we know they are true?’”
Human hearts are alike in their feelings, their longings, and their perplexities of faith; and, no doubt, there are many who sometimes ask the same questions as they read the wonderful story of Christ. “Are these things true? How do we know they are true?”
There is nothing wrong in such questionings. Philip had the same longing, Spiritual things seemed unreal to him. Many of the best people who ever lived have had similar difficulty. There come times in the life of almost every Christian when such questions as these arise.
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