Fri.'s Devo - Manifest Jesus

Read John 14:22-26
Judas asks Jesus a very good question: "How will you manifest yourself to us and the world not see it also?" When Moses gave the 10 Commandments Josephus wrote that people all over the world heard his voice in their own language. When God manifested his power to Egypt the whole world heard about the plagues he brought. So if Jesus is going to manifest something from God, how is he going to do it personally? Jesus explains that if we follow the things written in the Bible out of love for God then he will come and live in us. If we don't choose to obey God then we really don't love him. Then he eludes to the fact that he is about to leave them but when he is gone the Comforter, the Holy Ghost will be sent to teach them everything and help them to remember everything he said. That is how they were able to write the gospels. I doubt if any of them had kept journals but the Holy Spirit helped them to remember Jesus' words exactly. The Holy Spirit will do the same thing for us. Our part is to read the Word of God and hide it in our hearts. When we need it God will bring it to our remembrance.
Going back to Judas' question God does manifest himself to us personally but the world does see it in us. They see it in our eyes, hear it in our voices, and feel it in our very presence. Use us today to manifest Jesus to the world.