The Jews sought to kill Jesus because God's word found no place in them. Does God's word find place in you or have your heart been filled with prejudices and mens traditions? Does God's word govern every area in your life or something else does?
When Your heart is not filled with God's word, you will kill others; not physically but with your tongue. When God's word fills your heart, you will be full of love for other of God's children and you will seek to bless them.
Jesus obeyed His Father and the Jews obeyed their Father. They thought Abraham was their Father but Jesus said if He was their Father, they would follow Him. Abraham never tried to kill a servant of God. They declared themselves righteous because they were not born of fornication but Jesus said that counted nothing. If God were their Father as they claimed, they would love Jesus. Jesus said that He never came from His own initiative.
This phrase has been repeated severally (NASB- JN 5:30, 8:28,42, 12:49, 14:10,). This is is the whole secret of successful ministry. Always listening to what the Father says to us and doing only that. This habit we must develop through study of God's word plus asking God in our hearts to open our ears to hear Him. Mathew 15:13 says that every plant which the Father has not planted will be uprooted. The question is not whether it's a good or bad plant, but who planted it. It's not about whether it's a good idea or not, the question is, did God initiate it or is it from our clever minds. Many good things we do for God one day will burn up because the idea was not from God. We must learn at an early stage to wait on God; and to to do nothing saved under command.
Someone said; when in doubt, do nothing but continue to wait on God; when action is needed,light will come.
Jesus called them the children of the devil who do the will of the devil. They kill their tongues and speak lies. The devil is the Father of all lies, white lies and black lies. The mother is anyone who gives their tongues to speak the lie.
The children of the devil are always seeking to do or speak evil of others. The devil loves especially when they are in the house of God. Are you one of them?
Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.”
They accused Jesus of having a demon. Jesus always sought to Honour His Father. We can also follow Him here. Learn in everything to seek to honour God. Whatever you do, eating or drinking, or whatever you do, always ask yourself; will it honour God? In this situation, how can I honour God?
Jesus never sought to glorify Himself. We always must follow Him here, not to seek to glorify ourselves in any way. Not to seek to appear important before others or seek honour from men.
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