Jesus’ Words in Red The Son can do nothing by Himself

Jesus’ Words in Red

The Son can do nothing by Himself

Jesus modeled the perfect relationship of a son to the perfect Father

The question is

Will you be God the Father’s Children?

Do you see what God the Father is doing?

Are you doing it?

 Like Father Like Son

"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.

Every son, every daughter, is born

into this world with no knowledge,

no understanding, no discernment.

Probably the most common saying on

mugs, T-shirts and other Father’s

Day gifts is “World’s Greatest Dad”.

When the Dad realizes their son or daughter

is born not knowing anything, “stupid”…

When the Dad sees his role as providing

teaching and modeling so the

children learn everything they will

need to know to be successful in life…

You have one side of the equation.

The other side is the son or daughter.

When the son or daughter is young they

want to be like dad and they will be.

For good or bad, the father will make

lasting impact on the son or daughter.

I was working on my truck and my 4 year

old grandson, Emmett was with us.

I got a creeper and asked Emmett if he

wanted to use one, he quickly said yes.

So I got on one creeper and Emmett on another.

The next thing I see is the family taking

pictures because they thought it was so cute.

  

It was cute but I quickly realized

some lessons needed to be learned.

Emmett kept getting into the

garage and tool box for tools.

I realized these tools were laying everywhere.

I walked into the garage for a tool and

Emmett was also looking for another tool.

I had to tell him no more tools because he

did not put away the ones he had already used.

  

He did not like what I had to say but listened.

 It wasn’t so cute trying to get the job I needed

to get done while a 4 year old was losing my tools.

But my role was not to see how cute a 4 year old

can be nor was the need to get my brake lights

operating more important than the oppor-

tunity was to teach and instruction my grandson.

As fathers, we need to make sure our sons and

daughters want to be doing what we are doing.

I don’t mean my daughters should become

mechanic; I don’t want to be a mechanic.

As a father, you want your son or daughter to

have a right attitude to deal with life’s issues.

Emmett did not learn how to fix the brake lights

but he did see me model responsibility

 and in love he was corrected so he would

become a man of responsibility.

Jesus points out His Father

is the World’s Greatest Dad.

Jesus saw He could do nothing without His Dad.

Jesus saw that nothing else mattered

except to do what His Father was doing.

In order for that to happen there

had to be a bond like father and son.

The Son had to stay in

communication with the Father.

Jesus did not go out on His own.

 He honored the Father.

Jesus kept the Father’s business.

Like the sign on the family business,

“Father and Son”.

Jesus kept the Father first.

 

 The question for us is how close

are we to our Heavenly Father?

 We don’t know anything about spiritual

things (stupid) unless the Father teaches us.

If our Father in Heaven is the World’s Greatest Dad”

than what are we doing to show His greatness.

   

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?"