Jesus continued saying that He was in the Father and He never spoke on His own initiative. As it's written, in Prov 8:34, “Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. And as Isaiah 50:4b says, Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will. He awaken my ear to hear as a disciples.
Jesus has given us an example to follow; to learn to Listen constantly to God every day, every morning and during the rest of the day. The results of living such a life will be as described in Isaiah 50:7
Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. And I know that I will not be put to shame.
Someone has said, " The Lord is waiting and waiting for His beckoning hand, who will work in a manner the work that I give, and the work that I give not pass by. O the joy that is brought when I find such a man, who will do all my will, who will study His masters mind."
Another expressed this way; " I exist to do the will of God, nothing more, nothing less and nothing else".
When you try to learn to live in this way, God will always back you up, and you have determined to do God's will and you are always seeking to listen to Him. You can start now.
He said that he who believes in Him will do the works that He did, and even greater works because He was going to the Father.
The reason is that He was going to the Father; and He explained that because He was going to the Father, He would send the Holy Spirit who would now indwell us. This is explained in the next verses in the same chapter.
What does it mean to do the works that Jesus did, and even greater? Remember it's for everyone who believes in Him. Does it mean that every believer will walk on water and raise the dead and heal the sick?
Paul explains that not every believer have all the spiritual gifts. 1Cor 12:6-28.
In the context, we see Jesus telling Philip that He explained the Father by His life and seeing Him was equal to seeing the Father.
The work in this context we can see that it's representing the Father by His life. Because He would give us the Holy Spirit, we could do this work if showing How God is like to the world. The more we allow the Holy Spirit to work within us and change us, the More we become better representatives of showing how the Lord is. We must be growing each year, and at the end of every year we should be becoming better and more Christlike. This we be a reality if we develop the habit of listening to God and obeying it.
What are the greater works? Is is greater in quality or in quantity? We cannot do a better job that Jesus did, therefore it must mean in quantity. This may mean, Jesus alone was representing the Father but now, many people in number doing the same thing of representing God to the world throughout the world.
Are you one of them? Are you representing God in your area and in your circle of influence?
Ask God to fill you with the Holy Spirit and Allow the Holy Spirit to transform your life and always listen to Him each and everyday.
Always humble yourself and try to learn to keep your conscience clear.
You can start now and God will do amazing things through your life.
You are blessed to be a blessing
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