John 5:19. Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, the
Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for
whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.”
I read the verses surrounding this passage and
rediscovered the story of how the Pharisees were looking for any excuse to
persecute Jesus for healing the sick and performing his wondrous miracles.
Jesus went to great lengths to explain that his power (gifts) were not his own.
God was performing the miracles, Jesus was merely the instrument. Jesus was
pointing the way…if you heard Jesus’ words and believed in God, you would not
be condemned. There is life after death.
The Christian faith is
about believing that the person of Jesus Christ was God connecting with his
creation (humanity). The message is clear…there is more to experience after our
bodies wear out. Our time on this planet is finite and all too short but this
is not all there is. My soul is not imprisoned by the body I currently inhabit.
Death is a necessary stage that we all have to experience. The good news that
Jesus brought is that my soul will transition into something more wonderful
than I can ever imagine.
—Marilyn
Pedersen
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