Even Greater Works . . .
Theme of the week: Pursue God's Brand of Greatness
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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Key Bible Verse: "Truly, truly, 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." (John 14:12, NASB) Dig Deeper: John 14:11-14
God wants you to be great.
In Genesis 12:2, God said directly to Abraham, "I will bless you, and make your name great" (NASB et al.). In 2 Samuel 7:9, God echoes these thoughts to David when he says, "I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like the names of the great men who are on earth."
Yet before we go any further, I want to pause because I can hear your concern. I hear what you are saying: "But, Tony, that's Abraham. That's David. Those are great men. That's not me. I am just an ordinary man. God never said that to me."
Oh, but you are wrong.
He did.
In fact, Jesus did [in today's Key Bible Verse]: "Truly, truly, 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."
Jesus said plainly that, if you believe in him, you will do stuff that even he didn't do on earth. That is a kingdom truth. Not only will you do the great things that Jesus did, but you will do greater things.
—Tony Evans in Kingdom Man
My Response: How do I respond to the idea that I can do even greater works than Jesus? Why do I respond this way?
Thought to Apply: Whosoever would be great in this world, Jesus was always telling them, is small; and whoever, through his sense of God's greatness, realizes his own smallness, becomes spiritually great.—Malcolm Muggeridge (British journalist, writer)
Adapted from Kingdom Man (Tyndale, 2012) by permission. All rights reserved by the copyright holder and/or the publisher. May not be reproduced.
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Dear humble Savior, help me to understand that you were meek but never weak; by the power of your Spirit at work in me, may I perform great and mighty deeds in your name and for your glory.
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