February 18
2019
Whose Direction Are We Really Following?
Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. John 5:19
“I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.” John 5:30
Jesus did the will of the Father.
He did nothing outside of the will of the Father.
He spent much time alone in prayer listening for the Father’s direction.
Why then, do we not follow suit and listen for direction from the Father?
For the most part we make our own decisions, do our own thing and then take credit for the brilliance that it is.
How is that working for us?
We say we are followers of Jesus.
We say we are doing God’s will in our lives.
But if we are not listening, how does that happen?
t is time to set aside our own agendas, our own self sufficiency and our own brilliance.
It is time for us to take the time,
in the midst of the busyness that is killing us,
to sit and converse with the Father;
to sit and listen to the Father;
to aim to be like the Jesus we claim to follow and take our directions from the Father,
rather than going it on our own.
Oh what a difference we will see!