The only way to know the Father
“Righteous Father,
though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have
sent me.I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in
order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in
them.” - John 17:25-26
During the Thirty
Years’ War in Europe in the early 1600s, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was
slain in battle. The Swedes were thrown into mourning for their king as
government officials met to determine how to move forward, as Adolphus had no
children old enough to rule – only a six-year-old daughter by the name of
Christina.
Most of the people
had never even seen the small girl. But the chancellor of Sweden brought her in
and sat her on the throne. One of the officials moved in for a closer look.
Then, turning to the assembly, he said, “Look at her nose, her eyes, her chin!
I see in the countenance of this child the features of the great Gustavus. She
is the child of our king!”
From all quarters of
the room rang the proclamation, “Christina, Queen of Sweden!”
How do we know Jesus
is the Son of God? It’s because when we look at Him, we see in His countenance
and demeanour the features of God Himself. In the way He loves others, we see
the love of the eternal Father. In His miracles, we see God’s eternal power.
And in His sacrificial death on the cross, we see the justice and mercy of a holy
Creator.
The Son of God
reveals the Father like no one else ever could. Give thanks for Jesus, who made
it possible to know the Father by showing us His love, His power, and His
justice and mercy.
Prayer Challenge
Thank God for
sending to the world Jesus to reveal the Father and to make a way to know Him
intimately.
Questions for
Thought
When you think about
what you know of Jesus, what’s the most attractive thing to you about His
character?
What does it say
about God that He would send Jesus so that you can fully know Him?