Jesus’ Words in Red "My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I, too, am working."

Jesus’ Words in Red

"My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I, too, am working."

Jesus reminds us that as much as we have needs, it is not about us

It is about doing what the Father is doing

When we do what the Father is doing

All our needs are being met according to His riches in Glory

God is always on the job and He takes special care of His laborers

"My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working."

I remember in my early 20’s

being gripped with this verse.

It has changed my life ever since.

Jesus follows up this verse with…

 

"I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.”

For the past 40 years these verses

have caused me to look up.

To try to see beyond the ceiling of the room

I am in, beyond the clouds in the sky…

To see what the Father is doing.

I have to say with 40 years of

practice I do not see like Jesus.

The mysteries of My Heavenly Father

are still beyond my comprehension.

But here is what I have learned and see…

Trust

"My Father is always at His work to this very day”

I may not have always seen the hand of God

working, but later as I look back at life, I clearly

see His fingerprints all over His work in my life.

I am a planner, a visionary,

I take only calculated risks.

I always have plan “A”, “B” & “C”.

But what I have realized is God many times does

not show up until “E”,  “F” or later in the alphabet.

 

It seems trying to do what the Father is doing

has never been done my way or in my timing…

But it does get done and with far greater results.

I have learned to trust that when I step out

in faith I change before the work is done.

Yes, I needed to go through the

worries of my plans of A, B, & C.

It is not always easy to see how God

is working even when we are trying

to do what the Father is doing.

   

But my efforts of doing something, and

when I become frustrated at my lack of

results they have always challenged me to

pray harder to see what He is doing.

God, the Father, is Productive.

He never stops working in our lives.

Much of His work is like a carrot, you

may see some green on the surface

but the growth of the orange root is

not seen till it is ready for harvest.

If you are a rabbit, you may think for two and a half

months you will starve until the carrot is harvested.

Every morning I try to say…

 This is the day the Lord has made so God

help me see what you are doing in it.

Every night I try to reflect on the day

to see how God has been at work and is

my heart and mind in tune with His.

“Always at His work to this very day”

Expectation

I have learned to always be

expecting God to be on the job.

The fact is God is there before we arrive.

We live and move and have

our being because of Him.

God has a way of getting us

to the “Divine Appointments”.

Like Jonah, when your boat is falling apart He

will provide a big fish to give you transportation.

God is always productive and

never grows tired or weary.

I must never stop and I must

always find my strength in Him.

The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.

He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;

but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:28-31 NIV

The Promise

I have learned to find comfort that My

Father in Heaven is always at work.

For He began a good work in me and He promises

to finish it even when I can’t see what He is doing.

Philippians 1:6

Jesus reminds us that as much as

we have needs it is not about us.

It is about doing what the Father is doing.

When we do what the Father is doing, all our needs

are being met according to His riches in Glory.

Scripture Reading

John 5:16-6:1 NIV

16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. 17 Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working."  18 For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

19 Jesus gave them this answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greater things than these. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. 22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.

24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. 25 I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.

28 "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out — those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned. 30 By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.

31 "If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid. 32 There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is valid.

33 "You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. 34 Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved. 35 John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

36 "I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, 38 nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. 39 You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me to have life.

41 "I do not accept praise from men, 42 but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?

45 "But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47 But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?"