DAILY?READINGS: Gen. 20-21; Job 23-24; Matt. 11:2-30
…have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me…? John 14:9
Philip was a disciple. He knew Jesus. But the Lord was probing for a more intimate relationship. Our Saviour is not content with just a casual acquaintance. Jesus said of His disciples, “I have called you friends” (John 15:15). We receive His blessings and know His Word, but do we appreciate Him as our Friend? Fruit bearing is always good evidence of an intimate union with Him (John 15:4). Such communion inspires our hearts to worship. —Milton Haack
What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry, everything to God in prayer.
Oh what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry, everything to God in prayer. —Joseph Scriven