Our One, Necessary Example: Jesus Lived the Life of a Son of Our Father - John 5:19-21 NASU: 19 Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. 20 For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will marvel.
Are we Flirting with a Transactional Mindset?
“Am I trying to get God to do something without first asking, “What are You
already doing?”
“Do I feel pressure to get this prayer or ministry ‘just right’ so God can respond?”
“Is my peace tied to whether this thing is going to ‘work’ or produce results?”
“Do I think God is waiting for me to meet a condition before He’ll ‘do His thing?’”
“Is this about something I want to control, or am I trusting the One I’m in union with?”
This Isn’t a New Challenge...
Isaiah 29:13-14 NASU: 13 Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words and honor Me with their lip service, but they remove their hearts far from Me, and their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote, 14 Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed.”
God didn’t quit working “marvelously” with His people. They just couldn’t recognize His work or Presence.
Jesus Lived Relationally with Father: What Happens if We Live Transactionally?
Key Points…
Father told us to listen to His Son who He loved with the same love HE loves us (according to Jesus).
Jesus lived and spoke and ministered in an intimate, relational, wholly dependent way with Father.
He declared that as the Father sent Him, so He sends us. That is kind of a big deal.
If we will test ourselves (questions or being conscious of our motives) we can return to Relational living if we slip into Transactional thinking
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