Text: John 14:8–10
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
THE POWER TO REVEAL GOD
Memory verse: 2 Corinthians 4:6 “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
The gospel is the lens through which humanity see God clearly. Before the coming of Christ, people knew about God but did not truly know Him. His power was seen in creation, His laws in the commandments, but His heart, His mercy, compassion, and love were fully revealed only in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
When Jesus said in John 14:9, “He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father”. In other words, if you want to know how God thinks, feels, and acts, look at Jesus. The gospel unveils the invisible God and brings Him close enough for us to encounter His grace. Through Christ, the distant God became near, and the holy God made a way for sinners to be reconciled.
If you are standing outside a grand mansion with tinted windows. You might know it is beautiful, but you cannot see the details inside. Suddenly, the blinds are lifted, and the light floods out you now see the interior clearly. That’s what the gospel does: it removes the veil that once hid God’s nature, allowing His glory to shine through the face of Jesus Christ.
The gospel reveals that God is not merely a judge seated in condemnation but a Father stretching out His hands in redemption. His justice and mercy meet perfectly at the cross. Justice demanded death for sin, but mercy offered life through substitution. In the gospel, we see both holiness that will not ignore sin and love that will not abandon the sinner.
The more we behold God through the gospel, the more we reflect Him. Revelation produces transformation. As 2 Corinthians 3:18 says, “We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image.” The gospel did not only reveal who God is it reveals who we are meant to become.
COVENANT GATE HYMNALS 20; SS&S 134: JESUS, KEEP ME NEAR THE CROSS
- Jesus, keep me near the cross,
there a precious fountain,
free to all, a healing stream,
flows from Calvary’s mountain.
Refrain
In the cross, in the cross,
be my glory ever;
’til my raptured soul shall find,
rest beyond the river.
- Near the cross, a trembling soul,
love and mercy found me;
there the bright and morning star
sheds its beams around me.
- Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
bring its scenes before me;
help me walk from day to day,
with its shadows over me.
- Near the cross I’ll watch and wait,
hoping, trusting ever,
’til I reach the golden strand,
just beyond the river.
Today’s Prayer
- Lord, open my eyes through the gospel to truly know You, not by religion, but by revelation. Let Your love and mercy transform my heart.
- Father, help me to reveal You to others through my life. Let my words, actions, and faith reflect Your nature to the world.
- Lord, unveil Your glory to those blinded by sin and doubt. Let the light of the gospel shine into every dark heart, revealing Your love and truth.
