Upon our “new birth” (John 3: 3-7), like the Apostle Paul, ALL believers have been called by God to know Jesus More intimately. After decades of knowing Jesus as Savior (Phil. 3:9), Paul declared (Phil. 3:10), “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, the fellowship of His sufferings, and become conformed to His death. . This “call” from God is distinct, unambiguous, and clearly outlined in His Two Great Commands found first in Deuteronomy 10:12, then confirmed by Jesus in Matt. 22:37-39, a passage commonly called The Two Great Commands. The “greatest” of God’s commands always first, and having no equal: “Love God with all our heart, soul, and mind.” The second (greatest) command, “ …love our “neighbor” as much as we love ourselves”.

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Towards the end of Jesus’ 3 years of public ministry on earth, Jesus asked one of His 12 closest followers. Philip, a question that must have felt very strange to him, one that must stopped him dead in his tracks hitting him right between the eyes. A peculiar question in the context that Philip had been living with Jesus almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for about three full years.
 

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Ten questions that can help you determine how close and intimate you are in your relationship with Jesus. A moment of reflection on your Journey to More:

• How often am I consciously aware that Jesus is in me, and with me?
• Exactly how long has it been since I heard Him speak to me? How long since I’ve talked with Him?
• When I’m in a room with others, how long is it before I speak with them?
• How often do I listen to or talk with Jesus during my waking day?

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Towards the end of Jesus’ 3 years of public ministry on earth, He asked one of His 12 closest followers Philip, a question that must have felt very strange to Philip, one that must have hit him right between the eyes. A strange question in the context that Philip had been with Jesus every day, almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for about three full years.

“Philip”, Jesus asked, “you been with me a long time, and you still don’t know Me”? (Jn. 14: 8-9).

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Who really cared? His was a routine admission to busy Bellevue Hospital. A charity case, one among hundreds. A bum from the Bowery with a slashed throat. The Bowery . . . last stop before the morgue. Synonym of filth, loneliness, cheap booze, drugs, and disease.

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