Like Father, Like Son

“Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does." – John 5:19

In verses 1-15 of Chapter 5, Jesus was accused of violating the Sabbath. In His reply, Jesus said that He cannot act apart from God because of the father/son relationship. And while father/son relationships here on earth may not be perfect, in this relationship, the Son is true to the Father, and must act in accordance with the Will of God. 

The implication here, is that if Jesus is acting in obedience to God's will, then He cannot sin. So if Jesus has violated the Sabbath as accused, so then has the Father.

How often do we hear the Will of God, but act according to the world, for fear that we may stand out? The time is rapidly approaching where we will be called to take sides.  We will choose to either stand with Him, or against Him.

Seeking and Following,

Dean

You go nowhere by accident. Wherever you go, God is sending you, wherever you are, God has put you there; He has a purpose in your being there. Christ who dwells within you has something He wants to do through you wherever you are. Believe this and go in His grace and love and power.