December 25th, 2023
by Living Hope Church
by Living Hope Church
Good morning church family!
This weeks we wanted to share with you this little devotional from YouVersion. May God bless your time with your family and friends. We love you and wish you a wonderful day!
If Christ Was Dependent On God, Why Shouldn't We Be?
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. —Gilbert K. Chesterton
When my kids were little, they were totally dependent on me for everything; Food, shelter, love, all of it. They could do nothing without my provision. When we think of dependent people, Jesus probably isn’t even on the list. But He was. Big time.
The granddaddy of all the passages that teach that Jesus was dependent on the Father during His time on earth is John 14. It’s a beautiful picture of the dependence of a son on his father… of the Son on the Father, showing the intimacy Jesus and the Father share.
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him… The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.” (John 14:6,10)
Consider the implications of this mystery. Jesus is the revelation of the Father to us. When we get to know Jesus, we get to know the Father. When we see the work of the Son, we see the Father’s work as well—because Jesus is in the Father and the Father is in Jesus.
That’s not just theology. That’s a dependency on the Father that Jesus modeled over and over, showing us a new way to live.
Dear God, stun me with the reality of Your truth. Touch my soul with the spiritual reality that the Son is in the Father, the Father is in Son, and that through Jesus only, I can come to the Father in the same way. I praise You and thank You for what You have done. I bow in awe and worship. Amen.
Living Like God Intended By Pete Briscoe
This weeks we wanted to share with you this little devotional from YouVersion. May God bless your time with your family and friends. We love you and wish you a wonderful day!
If Christ Was Dependent On God, Why Shouldn't We Be?
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. —Gilbert K. Chesterton
When my kids were little, they were totally dependent on me for everything; Food, shelter, love, all of it. They could do nothing without my provision. When we think of dependent people, Jesus probably isn’t even on the list. But He was. Big time.
The granddaddy of all the passages that teach that Jesus was dependent on the Father during His time on earth is John 14. It’s a beautiful picture of the dependence of a son on his father… of the Son on the Father, showing the intimacy Jesus and the Father share.
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him… The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.” (John 14:6,10)
Consider the implications of this mystery. Jesus is the revelation of the Father to us. When we get to know Jesus, we get to know the Father. When we see the work of the Son, we see the Father’s work as well—because Jesus is in the Father and the Father is in Jesus.
That’s not just theology. That’s a dependency on the Father that Jesus modeled over and over, showing us a new way to live.
Dear God, stun me with the reality of Your truth. Touch my soul with the spiritual reality that the Son is in the Father, the Father is in Son, and that through Jesus only, I can come to the Father in the same way. I praise You and thank You for what You have done. I bow in awe and worship. Amen.
Living Like God Intended By Pete Briscoe
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Just saw this devotion its true that we mustbe depending od God and not anyone eles.Jesus is the Truth and Life.I am trying to keep my eyes on God He is the Truth.Need to get back to my Bible and WORSHIPPING.Lord God help me to continue the good work with your Grace by myself not so good.Thanks