Jesus Is One With The Father

Jesus claimed the He was ‘in the Father’ and ‘the Father is in me’. However that was difficult for the disciples to understand. How could a human being have the same personality as God? Philip was eager to see what God was like and Jesus told him that he already knew! The disciples had been with Jesus, and knew Him well, but had not grasped who He was. They had no idea that the man who walked with them was God: the Father was in His human body and He was in the Father.
 
That was not a human idea or philosophy; it was a divine revelation. The words Jesus spoke about Himself were God’s words. The explanation He gave was true. There was no logical sense in the idea from a human point of view; but that did not stop it being true. Jesus did not suggest a philosophical discussion, but invited His disciples to believe in Him and in what He said. He did not ask them to believe as a substitute for reasoning. Belief is the essential starting point for reason: nobody can understand concepts and relationships they have not previously experienced unless they believe what an experienced person says. That is the true work of a teacher – the pupils (disciples) must believe the teacher first before they can fully understand the meaning of what is being taught.
 
True faith is always a response to what has been revealed. Those who believe in Jesus, trust what He said about His relationship with His Father. As they welcome Jesus they find that both the Father and the Son make their home with them (John 14:23 ). As people trust Him, so the Lord reveals more of Himself. We can never logically understand everything about God; but we can and must believe what He has said about Himself. So we do not trust because of our experience: rather, we first trust what He has said, then we learn how to understand the experience of our relationship with God. So take His Word seriously today, trust what He says, believe in Him and grow in relationship with God.