John 8:28-30 “So Jesus said, ‘When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I Am He. I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught Me. And the one who sent Me is with Me-He has not deserted Me. For I always do what pleases Him. Then many who heard Him say these things believed in Him.”
In His example we see how important surrender is and living to honor the Father. We are called to follow Christ and God has given us His word and the Spirit so we can listen and learn. The part that stood out to me the most was in verse 29, “And the one who sent Me is with Me…” We are never alone, the Spirit always guides us. Are we willing to listen and let Him lead?
Jesus shares with us earlier in this chapter in verses 23-24, “Jesus continued, ‘you are from below; I am from above. You belong to the world; I do not. That is why I said that you will die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am who I claim to be, you will die in your sins.”
When we believe in Him we must grow so we will do nothing without the Spirit telling us. This is what Jesus did and we are called to do the same. This is why God’s grace is enough, the fact that Jesus went to the cross even when we did not deserve is what we need to be thankful for. When we read His word and pray we must understand that it is guiding us to life and the word is our own example to live by.
In John chapter 8 verses 31-32 Jesus says, “…you are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Do we know the truth? Are we willing to learn and not assume anything? We need to surrender our lives and continue to grow and develop our hearts so we can say as Jesus did; “…I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught Me.”
We should pray and read so we can learn and our hearts are changed and the Spirit is always leading us. Amen
In His example we see how important surrender is and living to honor the Father. We are called to follow Christ and God has given us His word and the Spirit so we can listen and learn. The part that stood out to me the most was in verse 29, “And the one who sent Me is with Me…” We are never alone, the Spirit always guides us. Are we willing to listen and let Him lead?
Jesus shares with us earlier in this chapter in verses 23-24, “Jesus continued, ‘you are from below; I am from above. You belong to the world; I do not. That is why I said that you will die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am who I claim to be, you will die in your sins.”
When we believe in Him we must grow so we will do nothing without the Spirit telling us. This is what Jesus did and we are called to do the same. This is why God’s grace is enough, the fact that Jesus went to the cross even when we did not deserve is what we need to be thankful for. When we read His word and pray we must understand that it is guiding us to life and the word is our own example to live by.
In John chapter 8 verses 31-32 Jesus says, “…you are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Do we know the truth? Are we willing to learn and not assume anything? We need to surrender our lives and continue to grow and develop our hearts so we can say as Jesus did; “…I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught Me.”
We should pray and read so we can learn and our hearts are changed and the Spirit is always leading us. Amen
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