John 6: 28 Then
they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”
29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God,
that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
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When I heard the complaint,
I started doing an assessment. “Wait a minute” I said to myself. “Didn’t I do
all the work?” I mean I looked at all the planning, hard work and late nights I
had put into the effort. I even counted every dollar that came out of “my”
pocket.
- One sided relationships make me count what “I” am doing.
- One sided relationships make me feel like “I” am being used.
- One sided relationships make me raise “my” expectation that the other person or people should be doing the same.
“What works should
we be doing to please GOD?” was the gist of the question the people asked. They
had been miraculously fed by JESUS but told not to seek food alone. Immediately
their enterprising minds went towards something tangible. They could see and
measure “work” so they wanted to be told what to “do” so they could just do it.
But GOD had something else in mind.
- GOD wants me to believe that HE took care of all my sins.
- GOD wants me to believe that HE takes care of all my situations.
- GOD wants me to believe that HE is with me every day, especially during the more difficult ones.
Air, water, food,
shelter, and clothing all come from GOD. HE gives me talents and creates
scenarios for me to use them to bring people to HIM. HE plans, does all the
work and spends all that HE has on me. HE loved me so much that HE gave HIS
only begotten SON.
Never once does HE
say “Wait a minute, I gave you that meal you ate, the car you drove and clothes
you are wearing.” HE does say “Love and believe in MY SON.” That’s it. This one
sided relationship is totally in my benefit. All I have to do is believe and
trust in JESUS. I place my faith in HIM.
- Are you questioning GOD’s love?
- Do you think you need to sin less or do more so you can be closer to GOD?
- Will you stop trying to control GOD and allow HIM to work through you simply by trusting JESUS today?
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