Greater
things… In His Word 7-9-18
Some
days we are so amazed at what God has done, or will do but do you know that even
greater things are ahead? Imagine for a moment that you were with Nathanael
when he met Jesus and knew instantly who He was. Jesus answered him in
agreement that he was correct but also told him just because I saw you in a
place does not give you reason alone to believe but that he would see even more
amazing things! He said he would see the angels coming and going up on the
earth! 
Nathanael answered and said to
Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you
believe? You will see greater things than these.” And He said to him, “Most
assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon the Son of Man." John 1:49-51
This
set of verses says two things to us; Greater things will be done, but also that
the angels are ‘ascending and descending upon the earth!
This
knowledge is great! Is that the greater thing? Nope!
Then Jesus
answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for
whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater
works than these, that you may marvel. For as the
Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so
the Son gives life to whom He will.John 5:19-21
So Jesus is the greater
thing? Well no He is a greater thing but because He is God; He is the greatest
thing!
If we believe, there is a theme
here, if we believe we will do greater things than Jesus did when He walked the
earth!
“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 14:12-13
If
we believe even greater works we will do in the Father’s name! So lets thing,
Jesus healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, fed the five thousands… and God
will do greater things? Even greater things than that?
Wait,
so what does it say we have to do?
Whatever
you ask in Jesus’ name that He will do to bring glory to the Father in the Son.
To
be true this is not about us! This is not about me saying “I healed so and so
because I prayed in Jesus name”, but it is about God seeing that in Jesus name
the person was healed.
We
are the middle men!
So
what are you going to do? Are you going to go and feed the hungry knowing that
with even a small number of things you can get a large amount of food out?
Or
are you going to head out and begin praying for the sick and wounded?
I
believe we need to walk each day ready to do the will of God and be aware of
when He gives us the desire to do, or the belief to walk out an do the work He
has put before us.
We
need to be ready to serve, or fill the need, and not be selfishly walking on
our own path. At least not if we want to see the greater things! This is because
God will allow us to miss it, if we choose to be foolish, an we will not see
the great works He would do through us unless we choose to believe.
It’s
like with our salvation, the Bible said “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and
you shall be saved… you and your household…” Only believe!
Believing
is seeing it as real even when we are not dealing with a tangible answer just
yet.
Believing
is having faith…faith is believing.
Dear
Heavenly father, help us today to trust you, to believe you and to follow the
path You put before us so that we may believe and do greater things in Your
name, the name of Jesus , amen,
Suggested
reading John 14:1-31, John 5:1-47, and John 1:1-51