Day 136 - 2 Kings 15-17 & John 6:1-21
“I can do nothing on my own.” (John 5:30 ESV)
Jesus is teaching us a crucial life lesson here. Even though He is the Son of God, God Himself in the flesh, still He relied on His heavenly Father. He admitted that He could do nothing on His, nothing without the will of the Father.
Since even Jesus could do nothing on His own, what makes us think that we can? We self-centered human beings are so good at acting as if we can make it on our own. James gives us his advice - “You ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.’” (James 4:15)
I am a sinner. You are a sinner. We need help. We all need Jesus...
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” - Jesus (Luke 5:31-32)
Heavenly Father, help me to realize how true it is that I can do nothing without You. Help me to listen to Jesus’ call to repentance and forgiveness. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
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