John 14:7-17  Jesus makes His most profound statement here in the upper room. "He who has seen Me has seen the Father; "  He tells His disciples that they know the Father because they know Him.  To believe that Jesus is in the Father and the Father is in Jesus had been proven to them over and over by His Words and by His works.  Everything that Jesus did and said came from the Father .. so to see Jesus is the same as seeing the Father. 

Just believe it.. Jesus tells them.  Believe it and let this truth work in you.  "Truly, truly I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these he shall do, because I go to the Father." 

The disciples were about to find out exactly what that means.  They would "ask" in His Name and He would do what they asked and the  Father would be glorified. They would love Him and keep His commandments.  They would join the Father and the Son.. they would receive the Spirit.. and their lives would never be the same. 

Oh how we long to see the Son and the Father in this way.. in the fulness of glory and power and holiness. Thankfully... we are not "orphans" either.. we have the same Spirit that Jesus gave His disciples.. He is with us forever.  We receive Him even though the world cannot.  We can know Him and He abides with us and in us. 

Father in heaven, help me to grasp the greatness of these Words.. help us to know You.. to know Jesus.. to receive all that Your Spirit has come to reveal to us as we abide in You. May we love You and keep Your commandments, Lord Jesus.. May we do the work of the Father through Your Spirit. We are Your servants and we desire to obey and give glory to You.  Let Your will be done in us today we pray, in Your Name.. Amen.