Jesus told Philip, "He who has seen the father has seen me...The words which speak to you,I do not speak on my own authority;but the father who dwells in me does the work" (John 14:9-10).
His sentence does not follow our cultural norms. He begins by talking about words and ends by talking about works. This puzzled me for a long time. Then it dawned on me. Every thing came into existence by God speaking it into existence. So when God speaks, has words cause things to come to pass.
Understanding this can bring great joy. We know that God loves us because Jesus does. We know that whatever Jesus said will come to pass because God finishes what he has started (Philippians 1:6).
