“Don’t let this throw you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me.” ~Jesus

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Trust Jesus

Jesus is getting down to the wire here. This is the final night before his death the next day. Jesus knows what is coming. He has a few things to say.

• What is important to know? The main thing is to trust Jesus. It is easy to get rattled and lose courage. I must trust Jesus. God is in a good mood.
• Where is Jesus going? To prepare a place for us. Jesus is getting things ready for me and for you.
• Will Jesus come back? Yes, Jesus promises he will come get us so that we can be with him. Many have already gone on before me. My time will come and I will join them.

“Don’t let this throw you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me. There is plenty of room for you in my Father’s home. If that weren’t so, would I have told you that I’m on my way to get a room ready for you? And if I’m on my way to get your room ready, I’ll come back and get you so you can live where I live. And you already know the road I’m taking.” ~Jesus

Source: John 14:1-4

“Don’t you know me?” ~Jesus

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Wow, after all that time. Imagine what Phillip has seen Jesus do firsthand. How the words of our Lord must have stung. But it wasn’t cruelty. It was love.

Jesus, the Messiah and our Master, was answering Philip’s question. And He wanted to be clear. And He was. What was happening wasn’t the ordinary. It was a new plan unfolding. It was good news even if it didn’t feel like it some days.

Jesus is challenging me to change my mind about who is in control. God’s goal for me is to know his son Jesus.

Jesus authority is now established. It is real. I must keep leaning into His power. I must keep the relationship in tact. I must know Him. Now.

Jesus answered: ‘Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. John 14:9-11

“The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.” ~Jesus

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God's Word, Jesus, Jesus Sayings, John 14, Messiah

Jesus didn’t say what He wanted to. His words were from our Heavenly Father. The origin of what He said was focused on what He saw His Father doing, what His Father was saying and who His Father is.  This is an amazing way Jesus, the anointed Messiah, lived before His death, resurrection and ascension to power.

How often are my words my own versus words from my Heavenly Father?

May my words reflect what my Heavenly Father who is living in me is doing.

The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. John 14:10