The power to know the True God

WORD 2day: Saturday after Christmas Octave

January 7, 2023: 1 John 5: 14-21; John 2: 1-11

The Son of God has come to give us the power to know the True God. However, although this knowledge and revelations is open to all, we will get to know only when we ourselves are open to the revelation given to us. Only when we are open and receptive can that revelation make any difference in our lives. What does it matter knowing, if it does not make a difference in my life?

There is yet another dimension to this knowing! Only because the wine ran out, they were able to taste the best of wine ever made. Only because there were six empty jars they were able fill them in order to get new wine made from mere water. Only because they stood helpless the wedding party had the privilege to witness the first of miracles that Jesus performed. Only because Jesus heeded in obedience to the request of his beloved mother, the disciples found the true messiah in him. In every one of these instances, we see the readiness to receive the revelation consists of self-emptying, humility and openness.

The Son of God has come to give us the power to know God, but only if we are open and receptive, we can truly behold the revelation. If not, we will miss the entire message as did the majority of Jews in Jesus' time. Our openness, our receptivity and our humility, in reality give us the power to know the True God.