Daily Devotions

John 14:8 
Philip said to Jesus, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
The word enough can also be translated as satisfied—“That is all we need.”

Christian writer Tim Hansel once observed:
“Our society has inundated us with the importance of importance. We have been conditioned to believe in the big, the fast, the expensive and the far away. I’m still convinced that if you have to move even ten inches from where you are now in order to be happy, you never will be. Life becomes precious and more special to us when we look for the little everyday miracles and get excited again about the privilege of simply being human.”

One of the great mysteries of Jesus’ life is His relationship with the Father and the Spirit—a relationship always marked by intimacy, closeness, and oneness. So close, in fact, that to know Jesus is to know the Father, and to love Jesus is to love the Spirit also. In Him, we are invited into the life of divine community, and in turn, called to live faithfully in human community.

Jesus reminds us that God’s word continues to unfold, taking root in our lives. As I allow Scripture to shape me, I pray to grow in intimacy with God—learning to know the Father as Jesus did.

Philip longed for “something more,” but Jesus showed him that what he already had was sufficient. The invitation was to let the truth he had seen and heard sink in deeply enough to bring contentment.

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Prayer
Dear Lord,
Like Philip, I long to know You more intimately.
Open my eyes to the nearness of Your presence.
Satisfy my restless heart with Your love,
and teach me to find contentment in You alone.
May I delight in the small daily gifts of life,
and grow in the joy of knowing You,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Amen.