John 10
Jesus is responding to His Jewish opponents and urging them to focus on Jesus' motivation - to submit to the will of His Father. In the same way, there is a motivation to all we do and if we are truly followers of Jesus and Jesus is in our heart, then our actions will always speak louder than words. It's not that we won't sin it's the totality of our actions, including our response to our own sin. Jesus must be in our heart - scripture, prayer, silence (listening), worship, service, etc.- and the spiritual disciplines are key.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are the BEST! You are the Name above all Names and the Highest of Most High! You are Great - I have witnessed in my own eyes Your works and Your hand in my life and in the life of others. I am not worth all of Your love and blessings....I remain full of anger, impatience, selfishness, etc. Yet You love me anyway. Thank You Jesus! Please forgive me and help me turn from such sin. Help me turn towards You and help me love You with all of my heart, soul, mind and strength. Help me love others as myself and help me grow in my faith.
"Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. But
if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works,
that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the
Father.” v37-38
Jesus is responding to His Jewish opponents and urging them to focus on Jesus' motivation - to submit to the will of His Father. In the same way, there is a motivation to all we do and if we are truly followers of Jesus and Jesus is in our heart, then our actions will always speak louder than words. It's not that we won't sin it's the totality of our actions, including our response to our own sin. Jesus must be in our heart - scripture, prayer, silence (listening), worship, service, etc.- and the spiritual disciplines are key.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are the BEST! You are the Name above all Names and the Highest of Most High! You are Great - I have witnessed in my own eyes Your works and Your hand in my life and in the life of others. I am not worth all of Your love and blessings....I remain full of anger, impatience, selfishness, etc. Yet You love me anyway. Thank You Jesus! Please forgive me and help me turn from such sin. Help me turn towards You and help me love You with all of my heart, soul, mind and strength. Help me love others as myself and help me grow in my faith.
