Intimate With Jesus

Utmost

Scripture for the day:

"Have I been so long with you, and yet hast thou not known Me?"

In these scriptures Jesus is trying to explain to the disciples that although He is leaving them, they will join Him, which makes no sense to them, because they don't know where He is going or how they will get there. Then - as Jesus begins to share with them no one comes to the Father except through the Son - they begin to ask the same type questions. It's really all kind of out of their grasp.

~ Not knowing why Jesus is leaving
~ Not knowing how to get to where He is going
~ Not understanding why Jesus says the only way to Him is through the Father - when they
have no clue (or so it seems) who the Father even is! Let alone how to get go through Jesus to
get to Him!

Philip says "Lord, show us the Father, and it will be enough for us."

To which Jesus says "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, show us the Father? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?"

So, basically He has shown them - it is not enough for them.

Oswald Chambers says "Jesus said "I have called you friends. Friendship is rare on earth. It means identity in thought and heart and spirit. The whole discipline of life is to enable us to enter into this closest relationship with Jesus Christ. We receive His blessings and know His Word, but do we know Him?"

"The saint who is intimate with Jesus will never leave impression of himself, but only the impression that Jesus is having unhindered way, because the last abyss of his nature has been satisfied by Jesus."

Help us Lord to stop looking for the explanations - like the disciples. Help us to trust what you have already shown us - through your Word and through the places you have taken us individually - that we might KNOW you more.
Let that be enough for us.
May we be satisfied with You and You alone!!!
Not you AND...
Teach us to be satisfied by Jesus - plain and simple.

Teach us Holy Spirit! John 14:26