Jesus said to his disciples:

21 "One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”

22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”

23 Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him. 24 He who doesn’t love me doesn’t keep my words. The word which you hear isn’t mine, but the Father’s who sent me. 25 I have said these things to you, while still living with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you."

John 14:21-26 - World English Bible

In John 14, Jesus spoke of divine intimacy, the result of a relationship. On the one hand, the disciple who kept the Lord's word (commandments in the context of the Christian community) showed his devotion. On the other hand, the Father loved the devoted disciple and, in tandem, the Son loved the follower to the extent that he would reveal himself to the devotee. What was this revelation? It was a life in the Spirit and a life in the community, a feeling God was close (at times) and an intimacy with fellow Christians at worship and in everyday interactions. In brief, Jesus revealed himself in a life built upon charity. Such Christian love even pointed to an indwelling of the Trinity (14:23, 26).

Why did Jesus reveal himself only to his followers and not the world? The world didn't acknowledge the Lord, so it could not offer any measure of devotion to him. The Spirit, however, would strengthen those who followed and grew closer to the Lord; the Spirit would remind the community of Jesus' words and guide it into the future.

How has your devotion to Jesus changed you life? How has the Spirit strengthen that devotion?