Recognizing Jesus 认出耶稣

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Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? John 14:9

Today's Scripture John 14:8-14

Today's Insights Lack of spiritual sight wasn’t limited to those closest to Jesus. The beginning of John’s gospel says this about people not being able to see Christ for who He is: “He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him” (1:10-11).

Yet Jesus had expectations for those who were closest to Him—those who’d heard His words, who’d seen and experienced His works. He rebuked His disciple for not recognizing Him: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?” (14:9). When we honestly and prayerfully evaluate the words and works of Christ as seen in the Gospels, the Spirit can open our eyes and hearts regarding His identity as God’s Son and the King of Kings, and we’ll be welcomed into the family of God (1:12-13)

Today's Devotional

Richard Griffin was Queen Elizabeth II’s personal police officer for fourteen years. Accompanying her on a picnic in the hills near Balmoral Castle one day, they met two American hikers. “Have you ever met the Queen?” they asked, not recognizing the monarch in plain dress. “I haven’t,” the Queen quipped, “but Richard here meets her regularly!” Thrilled to meet someone close to royalty, the hikers then handed the Queen their camera, posed with Richard, and asked her to take a photo!

It isn’t the first time someone has been in the presence of an important person unawares. “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it,” Jacob said after encountering God in a dream at Bethel (Genesis 28:16). And when Philip asked Jesus to show the disciples the Father, Jesus replied, “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” (John 14:9). Like the hikers, the disciples had been ready to hand Jesus the camera, not recognizing He was the one to zoom in on (vv. 10-11).

Like the Queen that day, Jesus hasn’t always been recognized for who He really is. Beyond a “wise teacher” or “great moral leader,” He’s God in the flesh and King of the world (1:14; 18:36). What a revelation it is when we discover it!

Reflect & Pray

What would you say to Jesus if you met Him on a picnic trip? Who do you understand Him to be?

Dear Jesus, I praise You today for being the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and far more than I can ever grasp.

.by Sheridan Voysey

“腓力，我与你们同在这样长久，你还不认识我吗？”（约翰福音 14:9 ）

今日经文：约翰福音 14章8-14 节

今日洞见：并非只有那些接近耶稣的人缺乏属灵的眼光。

约翰福音的开篇就提到，人们无法认出基督的真面目：“他在世界，世界也是藉着他造的，世界却不认识他；他到自己的地方来，自己的人倒不接待他。”（1:10-11）然而，耶稣希望那些最亲近他的人，那些听过他的话语，见过并经历过他作为的人，能认识祂。但是，耶稣责备那些一直跟随祂的门徒也不认识祂：“腓力，我与你们同在这样长久，你还不认识我吗？”（14:9）

只有当我们诚心敬虔地评估福音书中基督的言行时，圣灵才能打开我们的眼睛和心灵，让我们认识到祂是神的儿子和万王之王，我们也将被接纳进入神的家庭（1:12-13）。

今日灵修 理查德·格里芬曾担任女王伊丽莎白二世十四年的私人警官。有一天，他陪同女王在巴尔莫勒尔城堡附近的山上野餐，遇到了两位来自美国的徒步旅行者。“你们见过女王吗？”他们问道，没有认出这位身着朴素服装的女王。“我没有，”女王打趣道，“但这位理查德经常和她见面！”徒步旅行者很高兴能见到一位与王室关系密切的人，于是他们把相机递给女王，请她为他们与理查德合影！

这并非第一次有人在重要人物面前浑然不知。雅各在伯特利梦中遇见上帝后说：“耶和华真在这里，我竟不知道。”（创世记 28:16）。当腓力求耶稣将父显给门徒看时，耶稣回答说：“腓力，我与你们同在这样长久，你们还不认识我吗？人看见了我，就是看见了父。”（约翰福音 14:9）就像那些徒步旅行的人一样，门徒们也准备好把相机递给耶稣，却没有意识到他才是该聚焦的对象（10-11节）。就像那天的女王一样，耶稣的真面目并不总是被人认识。耶稣除了是“智慧的教师”或“伟大的道德领袖”之外，他是道成肉身的神，是世界的君王（1:14；18:36）。当我们发现这一点时，对我们会是多么大的启示啊！

反思与祷告如果你在野餐旅行中遇见耶稣，你会认出祂是谁吗？你会对祂说什么？亲爱的耶稣，今天我赞美祢，因祢是万王之王，万主之主，祢的荣耀远超乎我的理解。