April 20, 2006
The Word April 20, 2006
Obedience & Rebellion
John 8:28-29 (King James Version)
“Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself; but as my father has taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.”
-Jesus represents the ultimate example of obedience. He said he did nothing until the Father told him to. One example that I love that shows Jesus obeying is in John 11: 5-7 “Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. Then after that saith to his disciples, let us go to Judaea again.” Jesus loved Lazarus and when he was told that Lazarus was sick he did not just jump up and run to him. He waited until God told him to go. That had to be hard. Far to often, we respond to things with our compassion and not to the will of God. We need to operate in God’s compassion.
-If Jesus had disobeyed God and went as soon as he heard that his friend was sick, when he got there he would not have been able to heal him because that was not God’s will. God is not going to bless us to act outside of his will. By the time Jesus got to Lazarus, he had been dead for four days. No one believed that Jesus could bring him back. They told him it was to late. Jesus called Lazarus to “come forth” and he did. The people knew and believed that Jesus could heal the sick. In Jesus’ obedience, he taught them to not put limits on God. God can raise the dead as well as heal the sick. Lord, please show me how to obey you even when everything around me looks like I shouldn’t.
Obedience & Rebellion
John 8:28-29 (King James Version)
“Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself; but as my father has taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.”
-Jesus represents the ultimate example of obedience. He said he did nothing until the Father told him to. One example that I love that shows Jesus obeying is in John 11: 5-7 “Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. Then after that saith to his disciples, let us go to Judaea again.” Jesus loved Lazarus and when he was told that Lazarus was sick he did not just jump up and run to him. He waited until God told him to go. That had to be hard. Far to often, we respond to things with our compassion and not to the will of God. We need to operate in God’s compassion.
-If Jesus had disobeyed God and went as soon as he heard that his friend was sick, when he got there he would not have been able to heal him because that was not God’s will. God is not going to bless us to act outside of his will. By the time Jesus got to Lazarus, he had been dead for four days. No one believed that Jesus could bring him back. They told him it was to late. Jesus called Lazarus to “come forth” and he did. The people knew and believed that Jesus could heal the sick. In Jesus’ obedience, he taught them to not put limits on God. God can raise the dead as well as heal the sick. Lord, please show me how to obey you even when everything around me looks like I shouldn’t.
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