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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Devotion - Day 14



12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. (John 14:12)



Have you truly said “yes” to God and “no” to the world?  Is Jesus truly the Lord of your life?  When you have allowed the Father to reign over your life, you will receive an abundant life full of love and blessings.  Be prepared, that though He watches over you, and will equip you to handle the sufferings that will come your way, the enemy will come.  The mountaintop is a comfortable place to be, but when you belong to Him you know that this is only a temporary place of comfort.  It is a time that He is preparing you to face what may come to you in the valley.   You will find yourself in the desert.  But always remember that He is there with you. 


When is seems that the enemy is winning, we cannot do what Jesus did, because we are not doing what Jesus did – pray.  Frequently Jesus would withdraw Himself to be in total communion with The Father, coming back refreshed and refilled with the Holy Spirit.  And while hanging on Calvary’s cross, what did he do?  He prayed to the Father for the forgiveness of those who had caused the greatest agony and suffering ever known to mankind. 


When we have true faith, we WILL want to follow the commandments that Jesus left with his disciples.  “Go and do what I have done.”  Though not with us in his bodily form, He is and will forever be with us in spirit.   Are we not all His disciples?  What greater things can you do than Jesus did?  Without Him – nothing, through Him, whatever you ask in His name; “And I will do whatever is asked in my name so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.”   Miracles are still witnessed; lives still changed to be free from sin, blessings still come to those in need, when we pray fervently and with boldness. The one thing that Christians can do is to pray.  We cannot physically perform the miracles that Jesus did, but when we see and know that a situation can be changed, one that will glorify our Father in Heaven; we need to be in prayer.  The old saying works, the greatest battles can be fought on our knees!”  The Father is waiting.  He knows the needs before we send them up to Him.  He is waiting for us to be the vessels, the warriors, the saints, that will take those battles to victory! 


Through our prayers, and our obedience to living our lives according to his will for us, we will be a reflection of Jesus and we will do great things through the Spirit that lives within us.   If a man is cold, give him your coat.  If he is hungry, give him food.  The Father expects nothing less.


Prayer:  Heavenly Father, humble us to be better servants for you.  Help us when we fail you by not having the faith to know that whatever we ask for in your name will be granted unto us according to riches in Glory!  Amen!


Questions: 

1.    What one thing is God counting on you to do, that nobody else can do today, that will bring glory to our Father in Heaven?

2.    What are some actions that you can take on your journey to the cross that will glorify the Son to the Father?