BBD 05.05.21 Greater Works (Classic)
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Classic from 2003
The Burning Bush Devotional
5 May 2021
Greater Works
Most
assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do
also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My
Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father
may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
- John 14:12-14.
The
greater works that Jesus promised we would do in verse 12, will be accomplished through the
praying in verses 13 and 14. The book of Acts is filled with prayer meetings. Every move forward, that the
early church took; was immersed, and brought about through prayer. They were
following the example of their Lord Jesus.
If
Jesus could say and do only what He heard, and saw the Father do, then He had
to spend much time listening and seeing. There was a pattern to the life of
Jesus. He would withdraw to pray, and then go out to minister. We see this
pattern in the life of Jesus being repeated over and over.
If this
is the pattern of Jesus to pray, spending time with the Father, and then going
forth to minister; should we follow this example too? Of course! Without
prayer, any ministry effort is doomed to ultimate failure. Without prayer,
there will be no eternal accomplishments. Without prayer, we are trying to do
it in our own strength, which we know is insufficient to accomplish what
requires a supernatural effort. Without prayer, we are just having church for
the sake of having church, and nothing everlasting is ever going to happen.
Usually,
prayer is not thought of as being part of the works that God would have His
church to perform. When we think of works, we usually think of witnessing,
serving, and ministering to others in some way. But Jesus indicates in John 14:12-14 that the "greater works" will be
brought about through prayer. Prayer is not just a request to God to help us do
the work. Prayer is the work itself. Prayer was not intended to be a labor
saving program. Real prayer, is real work, which will bring about the “greater works” of souls being brought
into the Kingdom of God.
Have
you done any real work lately?
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