Not Left as Orphans...

In John 14, Philip said, "Show us the Father & it will be sufficient for us." We all have that cry in our hearts. Jesus said that He is the way to the Father & anyone who has seen Him has seen the Father.

Jesus did not leave us as orphans, but sent the Holy Spirit to us to reveal Jesus & show us the Father (Jn. 14). He teaches us all things & brings all things to remembrance that God has showed us (Jn. 16).

Not only did Jesus reveal the Father, but the Holy Spirit brought the Father to live IN US through the indwelling Holy Spirit. He is our guarantee of our inheritance as sons & daughters of God (Eph. 1).

Jesus was fully rooted in His identity as a Son. He referred to Himself as "Son of God, Son of Man, Son of David..." His identity was based in His relationship with the Father, and it was the Father who glorified His Son who in all things, glorified His Father...

Jesus in turn told us that He does not need to pray to the Father for us, because the Father loves us directly and will do anything we ask (Jn. 14). Jesus came to bring us to the Father, and the Holy Spirit stayed to not leave us as orphans but bring us into direct communion with the Father.

God-School vs. People-School

God-school is not like people-school. In God-school, most of the learning is done while you are taking the test. But the good thing is, the test is not for a letter-grade, it is a pass/fail. You pass if you do it, and you fail if you quit. You don't have to know the answers beforehand; you learn them while you are taking the test.

The best part is that you have the Teacher there the whole time to answer every question you have.