“apart from me you can do nothing”.
John 15:5b
At youth group, we talked about the fact that Jesus was not superhuman. He was fully God, but we have good reason to believe that Jesus, while still God, gave us a genuine model for how to live the average human life as a follower of God.
Philippians 2 says “(Jesus) did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
Jesus, though God, limited himself to things only humans can do to show us how to live. William Barry said “If Jesus is ‘Superhuman’, then I can admire Him, but I do not have to take seriously His call to (be like) Him. I can never be a superhuman being.” Jesus did limit himself to only human activities, though.
So, how could he perform miracles and healings? He did it in the power of God. That same power that Jesus had to perform miracles and healings is available to you.
PRAY and ask God to help you believe that you have the same access to His power as Jesus had. Thank Him for sending the perfect example of human living in Jesus Christ.
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