John 5:20

In John chapter 5, Jesus has just healed a man who had been paralyzed for 38 years — and because he did it on the Jewish Sabbath (the required day of rest), the religious leaders are furious and demanding an explanation. Jesus responds by describing the deep, intimate relationship between himself and God the Father. This verse says that the Father's love for the Son isn't passive or distant — it actively shows him everything. And then comes a startling promise: even greater works are coming, things that will amaze the crowd. The 'greater things' Jesus hints at include the power to raise the dead and to grant eternal life. This was not a modest claim — it was Jesus asserting that he shares in God's own authority and knowledge.

Father, I confess I often shrink you down to the size of what I've already experienced. Expand my expectation. Remind me that what I've seen so far is not the limit of what you can do. Keep surprising me, and keep me humble enough to be amazed. Amen.

We usually think of love as warmth — a feeling, an embrace, a kind word. But in this verse, the Father's love for the Son is expressed by showing him things. Love as revelation. Love as full access. The Father holds nothing back from Jesus — not his plans, not his power, not his works. That's a staggering kind of intimacy: not just 'I care for you' but 'I trust you with everything I know and everything I do.' And then Jesus says it almost like he's smiling: 'to your amazement.' The people around him had just watched a paralyzed man stand up and walk — and they thought they'd seen the ceiling. Jesus essentially says: you haven't seen anything yet. When faith settles into routine — when God starts to feel predictable, manageable, small enough to fit inside your expectations — this verse is a quiet interruption. The Father is still showing the Son things. The Son is still at work. And what is coming in your life has not yet been seen.