John 14:8-11 Philip said to him, Lord, show us the Father, and it suffises us.… The greatest hunger of the human soul is for a knowledge of its God. The unknowable never takes hold, and never can take hold, of human experience. The orphaned heart yearns for its Divine Father, and will not be content in its orphanage. It looks on the sunset or the flower, and sees the Artist. It looks on the ocean or the forest, and sees the Divine Mechanician. It looks on the manifestations of force and law, and sees the Divine Governor. But it looks in vain in nature for a disclosure of the personal God; of a heart that loves and that can be loved. It is true that the finite soul can never comprehend its God; as the babe can never comprehend its mother. But it longs for a personal presence — for a real interpreter — for a face that shows where the uninterpretable heart is, and a word that speaks the lava that transcends speech. (Christian Union.) Parallel Verses KJV: Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.WEB: Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us." |
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