John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. This is hitting me more and more: Jesus never acted on His own, but only in response and in obedience and in union and sync with the Father. So often we talk about and think that Jesus was some kind of super hero with all kinds of power. He had no power exceptional to man. He was a man that lived in union and in obedience to God. SO God was pleased to do stuff through Him. So often so much of what we do, even in our religious life, is motivated and moved by ourselves. What if we were propelled and motivated, not just into doing good deeds or living right, but into knowing the Father? What if that became the obsession and the focus of our lives, to the point that little else became a worthwile...
So why do we preach rules, regulations, and laws instead of Christ? And why such an emphasis on “works”? Good works are simply fruit falling off a tree. If you will sink your roots deep in Christ, who is your life, you will not be able to stop the fruit from coming forth. Sweet, Leonard; Viola, Frank (2010-06-01). Jesus Manifesto (p. 58). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. ...