This is “Namma for Christ” with the one
hundred thirty-fifth inspirational message dated Saturday, July 7th,
2018. The title of this message is,
“Forever - Declaring Dependence - John 15:5”.
The first word in the title of this message, “Forever”, is also the
title of the above anointed song/video (with lyrics) by Kari Jobe. The
message’s scripture is below as found in the fifth verse of the fifteenth
chapter of the Gospel of John - (These are Words spoken
by Jesus:)
John 15:5
New King James Version (NKJV)
5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides
in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
For many years, I have enjoyed reading the daily inspirational messages as provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries in their publications of "Our Daily Bread". I read the message for the day (dated Saturday, July 7th) and found it to be so beautiful and inspiring, I wanted to share it with you (see the below message). Our Daily Bread Ministries has the website of: ourdailybread.org so that you can read and enjoy life-changing wisdom of daily inspirational messages based on scripture from the Bible.
July 7, 2018
Declaring Dependence
Apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5
Laura’s mom was battling cancer. One morning Laura prayed for her with a friend. Her friend, who had been disabled for years by cerebral palsy, prayed: “Lord, you do everything for me. Please do everything for Laura’s mother.”
Laura was deeply moved by her friend’s “declaration of dependence” on God. Reflecting on the moment, she said, “How often do I acknowledge my need for God in everything? It’s something I should do every day!”
During His days on earth Jesus demonstrated continual dependence on His heavenly Father. One might think that because Jesus is God in a human body, He would have the best of all reasons to be self-sufficient. But when the religious authorities asked Him to give a reason for “working” on a legally ordained day of rest because He healed someone on the Sabbath, He responded, “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what He sees His Father doing” (John 5:19). Jesus declared His dependence as well!
Jesus’s reliance on the Father sets the ultimate example of what it means to live in relationship with God. Every moment we draw breath is a gift from God, and He wants our lives to be filled with His strength. When we live to love and serve Him through our moment-by-moment prayer and reliance on His Word, we are declaring our dependence on Him.
Written by James Banks
I need You for everything, Lord! Help me to live to serve You. I praise You for being my Savior and my strength!
Prayerlessness is our declaration of
independence from God.
Daniel Henderson
Please enjoy the above anointed
song/video entitled “Forever” (with lyrics) by Kari Jobe.
(I do not own the rights to this song.)
(I do not own the rights to this song.)
BE BLESSED!
