John 14:7-10. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” 8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” 9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.
Unfortunately, many people who have been in church all their lives still lack assurance that Jesus is the Christ. Legalism—one of the devil’s most effective tools—has robbed them of the joy of salvation. They remain trapped in a religious lifestyle, having lost the power of true life in Christ.
As a result, churches around the world are steadily losing ground against the forces of darkness, and younger generations have fallen into the grip of Satan. The root cause of these issues is spiritual ignorance. As Scripture says, “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6). The world does not know the One who came as the answer to all our problems—Christ Jesus our Lord.
Why is Jesus the only answer? Consider what He claimed about Himself: “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). Because they didn’t understand who Jesus truly was, the Jews picked up stones to kill Him. They tried to destroy the very One who came to save them. Eventually, they crucified Him for claiming to be God. This is the tragic result of spiritual ignorance.
In another instance, Jesus said, “Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.” The Jews responded, “You are not yet fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham?” Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, before Abraham was born, I Am.” At this, they again picked up stones to throw at Him (John 8:56–59).
What they didn’t realize is that Jesus existed even before the creation of the world: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made” (John 1:1–3).
Jesus alone possesses all the qualifications to be the Savior. He alone has the power to crush Satan (Genesis 3:15). He is the eternal Word made flesh (John 1:1, 14). He is without original sin (Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter 3:18). He is not a descendant of Adam but was born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14).
Jesus died to take away the sins of the world (Genesis 2:17). As the ultimate proof of His divinity, He rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:3–5). He was God in the flesh, who destroyed the power of Satan and secured salvation for all of us.
To meet Jesus is to meet God. As He said, “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). He has all authority in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18). There is nothing impossible for Him. He is fully equal to God in every way. God wants us to know Christ Jesus,
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross! (Philippians 2:6-8)
When you understand the uniqueness of Christ, you begin to experience Him personally. You will encounter your True King—crushing Satan under your feet wherever you go. You will meet your True Priest—breaking the curses caused by sin. And you will follow your True Prophet—saving souls from the background of hell.
God has made you a witness of these truths for all nations. So discover your answers in the gospel alone. Bring all things into prayer before the throne of the Triune God. Live the life worth living—the life of the evangelist.
Prayer: Father, I thank You for drawing me back to You through Christ Jesus, Your Son—the only power over Satan, the only Savior for my sins. Use my life today to proclaim the Good News that Jesus is the Christ, the only way for the world. In Jesus’ name, Amen.