OUR DAILY BREAD                               Sunday, May 1, 1994
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          Read:  John 14:1-12

                                    MEETING JESUS

                       He who has seen Me has seen the Father.
                                     --John 14:9


          Do you believe in God?  When George Gallup and his associates put
          that questions to a cross section of Americans, the vast majority
          responded  yes.  When asked what they thought about God, 84%  saw
          Him as a heavenly Father who can be reached by prayer, 5%  viewed
          Him as an idea but not as a being, 5% said they didn't believe in
          Him, 2% said He is an impersonal creator, and 4% said they didn't
          know.

          Most  people, then, at least in the United States, believe  in  a
          Supreme  Being.  They also believe that the God who  created  the
          universe cares enough for insignificant human beings to listen as
          they  tell Him about their needs and desires.  But  beyond  those
          rather  vague notions, there is little understanding of  who  God
          is.

          Philip's  plea, "Lord, show us the Father, and it  is  sufficient
          for us" (John 14:8), is still the silent cry of countless hearts.
          He  was  asking Jesus to reveal what God is  really  like.  Jesus
          replied,  "He  who has seen Me has seen the  Father"  (v.9).  The
          invisible  God has been made visible in Jesus Christ (Heb.  1:3).
          As we observe His life in the pages of Scripture, we see the very
          heart and holiness of God the Father.

          You  may believe that there is a God, but you can also  know  Him
          personally by meeting His Son Jesus.

          Author:  Vernon C. Grounds

                    Man gropes his way through life's dark maze,
                           To gods unknown he often prays,
                         Until one day he meets God's Son --
                         At last he's found the Living One.
                                        --DJD

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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          Knowing about God is not the same as knowing God.

          THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:   Psalms 61-63

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Our Daily Bread, Copyright 1994, used by permission of Radio Bible Class,
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from RBC for any further posting or distribution. RBC provides a variety
of Bible resources, which are free of charge. RBC is not funded by any
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