Jesus spoke about the unity between him and the Father and between him and his followers.
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Jesus made the case for his unity with the Father. If you want to see the Father, look at Jesus. Jesus only knows what the Father reveals. He only does what the Father does. He is going to the Father.
He also makes the case for the unity between himself and his followers. “Do what I do.” “Believe what I say.” “I prepare a place for you.” “Love me and obey me.”
This background of unity must be understood in order to understand some of his comments. He said that his followers will do greater things. We look at that and remember Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Does the fact that I don’t seem to be performing many miracles mean that I am not truly a follower of Jesus? What did Jesus mean? I think he is talking about the magnitude of his ministry to people. During his three years of ministry, he encountered several thousand people. After his resurrection and ascension to heaven, his followers received the Holy Spirit and the gospel began to spread. Billions have been impacted.
The other comment was about his granting whatever his followers ask. Read this in light of the view of unity. If we are unified with Jesus and the Father, then our requests are in line with the will of God.
Judas asked why Jesus was not revealing himself to the world. Jesus didn’t seem to really answer the question. I think he did. Jesus reveals himself to the world through his people. That’s us.
I have to ask myself, is my will submitted to God. Do I want the things that He wants? Do I reveal Christ to others?
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we need to remember that Jesus came to cause a division. When we look at organizational structure we see that there are divisions. We imitate these divisions in our lives. Look at your work, and our Government. Jesus is saying these things to His disciples. If we are His disciples what sort of restrictions/burdens must we accept for ourselves in order to be worthy of accepting these messages as to us and not over or pass us? I do not want to hear in the end that this message was not for me, although I believe today that it is to me that He wrote these things. I need to conform my life to His expectations.
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