Judges 6, Judges 7:1-8, John 5:16-29, Psalm 76
John 5: 19 (ESV)
“So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son
can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For
whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.”
In verse 19 from John 5, we read about Jesus’ response to
the religious leaders who were questioning His authority and actions after he
healed the crippled man on the Sabbath. Jesus tried to explain to them his relationship
with God the father. Jesus first tells them that he is completely dependent on
his father, and that he can nothing on his own. Jesus was totally submitted to
his father’s will by choice, and not by force or because he had an inferior
nature. He and God the father are fully unified. Secondly, Jesus says that he
only does what his father is doing, because of their unity and perfect
alignment. This unity also means that Jesus and God the father are equal, and
that his works are also the works of God. This verse shows me that we can study
how God responds and acts through the actions of Jesus. As Jesus imitates God his
father, we can imitate Christ with our actions to align with him and his
teachings. Jesus’ submission to God his father is a model for a believer to
submit his will to God, and to be obedient to him even if it challenges what is
normal in current society and even our personal desires.
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