PPic: Oberon Golf Course - Links Pro Am 2006

PGA Chaplain Bible Studies

Study 9 - March 10th to March 16th 2008.
Reading – John Chapter Ch14: verses 6 to 11.

Meeting the Best!

“Jesus answered, I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him. Phillip said, “Lord show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” Jesus answered, “ Don’t you know me Philip, even after I have been among you for 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 the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not my own. Rather it is the Father living in me who is doing his work.  John Chapter 14: verses 6 to 10. (New International Version)

Over the years I have been involved in golf chaplaincy on the Australian Tour I have had a few opportunities to play with some well-known professionals in a Pro-Am. Adam Scott, Craig Parry and Peter Senior are perhaps the most well known. It is a privilege to play golf with them and like the rest of the crowds to watch them in action in the Tournament. Being well known in golf comes because of their performance on the golf course, but in all other respects they are no different to the rest of us. It is a shame that we exult sportspeople so much, because they let us down, but such is the world we live in.

In our reading today Philip one of Jesus’ followers has come to some understanding of Jesus and is impressed with his words, miracles and actions. But Philip wants more; he wants to see the Father, who in this reading is God as they understood God; as the only eternal Lord and creator of the world and life. Philip wants to see the best! Philip asks Jesus to show him what the Father is like!
To our surprise Jesus answers this request with the words “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. I am in the Father and the Father is in me”.

Jesus has affirmed in this answer that it is impossible to separate God who is known as the Father and Jesus himself as the Son. Another way of saying this is that when we come to Christ, to believe in him and walk in his ways we have come to God, believed in God and are walking in God’s ways.

This is one area that you will find is a distinctive aspect of the Christian faith. God is not distant; unable to be accessed or impersonal, but in Jesus God has entered our history, our world and our experience. God is personal. As such God is accessible to everyone who searches for God through Jesus. In Jesus we need to look no further for God. Jesus shows us what God the Father is like and as we shall see shortly in the reading to follow; will show us how God continues to be with us through the Holy Spirit.

I find many people talking about God in general conversations, but not often about Jesus. One of the reasons for this is that people want to keep God elusive, far enough away, so they can continue their life their way. But the truth is God is not elusive, there is no mystery in the sense of ignorance, but the fullness of God has come in Jesus. You need look no further for God.

Prayer.  Thank you Lord God for the amazing truth that you have come to us in Jesus.
Amen.

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