Jesus lived by depending upon the intimate relationship He had with the Father. I am in the Father, and the Father in Me. When Jesus spoke or took action, it was not on His own initiative or by His own resources. The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Although Jesus was God coming to earth as a man, He did not live by exercising His deity: Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant (Philippians 2:6-7). Jesus lived as a dependent human servant, trusting in the Father to work in and through Him. The prophets of old predicted this path, as they recorded the confessions Messiah would make about His ministry here on earth. For I [that is, the Messiah, Jesus] shall be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and My God shall be My strength…The Lord God will help Me [that is, the Messiah, Jesus]; therefore I will not be disgraced (Isaiah 49:5; 50:7). Jesus would depend upon the Father.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:38:56 +0000
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