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" Then they asked him, 'What must we do to do the works God requires ?'  Jesus answered, ' The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.'" - John 6   Verses  28-29 (NIV) You might be asking yourself the same question: "What must I do to do the works God requires?"   Jesus replies as follows: "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent ." Jesus' response is pregnant with teaching. The Lord wants us to always recognize and acknowledge the indispensable role that He played for our sake. That's the greatest work a Christian could ever do! The Father gave us His one and only Son for a specific purpose -  our salvation . That purpose could not be achieved by any other method. We therefore should always recognize this, otherwise we nullify the power of the cross in our lives. There are various other activities that we do within the context of " the work of God ". Such works...

"Another of his disciples, Andrew , Simon Peter 's brother, spoke up, 'Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish , but how far will they go among so many?'" - John 6  Verses  8-9 (NIV) A great crowd had come to see and hear Jesus . Later during the day the Lord, perceiving that the people were hungry, decided to feed them. But the disciples saw a BIG! and insurmountable challenge ahead. First, lots of money (more than eight months' wages ) was required to buy enough bread to feed the people; nobody had that kind of money. Second, the only food available at the venue belonged to a boy, who most probably had brought it for himself - five small barley loaves and two small fish. Here is the inspiring part - Jesus took the bread and fish, gave thanks , and distributed it to the people, and each of them ate as much as they wanted. There even were some leftovers! Glory to God !  This is a great lesson. If you've som...

"For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me." - John 5  Verse  36 (NIV) Some people lead out in Ministry work because God has called them into it. Some do because they have called themselves; they are driven by other, totally personal and selfish motives . Verbal self-testimony doesn't mean much. One really does not get much mileage by claiming to have been sent by God. There is a crucial indicator that puts things in their correct perspective. Here it is: the work that one does should testify that the Father sent them. If you are a prophet , your prophecies should testify that God sent you. If you are a preacher/teacher , your teaching should confirm that God sent you. If you are a shepherd , your attitude, actions and reactions, i.e., your general shepherding , should testify that God sent you. The Word of God is the yardstick. Do everything exactly as the Word would hav...

"I seek not to please myself but him who sent me." - John 5  Verse 30 (NIV) Jesus - what a role model! He says, "I seek not to please myself but him [ God ] who sent me." It's time for some introspection - who exactly do you seek to please?  Some Christians seek to please themselves, the very thing Jesus shunned . Such people do anything that gives them pleasure - what God thinks about it matters not, or they just might be struggling with certain issues pertaining to their lives.  Similarly, some Christians go a long way to please other people - their friends, parents, other relatives, etc. What's worrying is that some of such Christians even go to the extent of doing things that are clearly out of line with the will of God - just to please people . Some have been asked by their relatives (and obliged) to abandon the way of the Lord ! Who exactly do you seek to please?  Think seriously about this for a moment. " But Peter and ...

"One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, 'Do you want to get well?'" - John 5  Verses  5-6 ( NIV ) When one is not well, they tend to ask, "Does Jesus want me well?" or "Does He want to heal me?"  These questions are wrong . You shouldn't ask them. Here is why: " A man with leprosy  came and knelt before [Jesus]  and said, 'Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.' J esus reached out his hand and touched the man.  'I am willing,'  he said. ' Be clean!'  Immediately he was cured  of his leprosy" -     Matthew 8:2-3 (NIV). Fact: Jesus wants you well . He is willing to heal you . He sacrificed His life for you . He will never forsake you - for you are the very reason He went to the cross in the first place! Questions: Do you want to get well? How may one...

"Whoever believes in him is not condemned , but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son ." - John 3  Verse  18 (NIV) If you believe in Jesus , you are not condemned. If you do not believe in Him, you are condemned. That's the message in this verse. People are only condemned if they do not believe in the name of Jesus.   "Here is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil" - John 3:19 (NIV).  " Jesus straightened up and asked her [ i.e.,  the woman caught in the very act of  adultery ],  'Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?'   'No one, sir,' she said.  ' Then neither do I condemn you ,'  Jesus declared. ' Go now and leave your life of sin .'" - John 8:10-11 (NIV). Look at this: " For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn ...

" The royal official said, 'Sir, come down before my child dies.'  Jesus replied, 'You may go. Your son will live." The man took Jesus at his word and departed.  While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living.'" - John 4  Verses  49-51 (NIV) Smith Wigglesworth used to say, " God said it, I believe it, that settles it."   This short statement summarises how Wigglesworth related to God. If God said it, Wigglesworth believed it and that settled it . What a life! What does God say about your life? What does He say about the challenges that you are facing?  What does He say about the plans that you have? Do you know? I suggest you do as follows: Take your Bible . Using the index, find portions that speak to your life, i. e., your family , your marriage , your finances , your fellowship with Him , your challenges , etc. If you have an electronic Bible , this will be quite easy for you ...

"Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony ." - John 4 Verse 39 ( NIV ) This is the most inspiring message that I came across as I read my Bible today. The verse refers to the Samaritan woman who met and spoke to Jesus at the well .  The Bible says, "Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, ' Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did '" - John 4:28 (NIV). The Bible further records that, in response to the woman's words, "They came out of the town and made their way towards him" - John 4:30 (NIV).   This is excellent!   You know Jesus. You are in Him; He is in you. You therefore cannot afford to keep quiet about Him. "Come see Jesus!" you should exhort people around you!  Here is the result of the woman's testimony : People came out of the town and made their way toward Jesus . Many of the Samarit...

"Meanwhile, his disciples urged him, ' Rabbi , eat something.' But he said to them, 'I have food to eat that you know nothing about.' Then his disciples said to each other, 'Could someone have brought him food?' 'My food,' said Jesus, 'is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.'" - John 4  Verses  31-34 ( NIV )    This portion of Scripture inspires me every time I read it. It also challenges me. To some people, fried chips and chicken mean the whole world. Talk of pizza ! Jesus' favorite food was spiritual ; physical food was secondary. Jesus focused more on feeding the spirit than on feeding the body . Jesus' best food was "doing the will of God and finishing the work that God had assigned to him." How nourishing this was! Imagine what your life would be like if you were to put the will of God ahead of pizza and fried chips. Imagine a situation where the will of God dominates you...

"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth , for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship [Him] in spirit and in truth." - John 4  Verses  23-24 ( NIV ) When you believed in God, you did so from your heart (spirit), not from your brain (see Romans 10:9 ). God is a spirit and can only be believed from one's spirit. The opening verse reads  "...his worshippers must worship him in spirit and in truth." If you follow God, then you must  worship Him in spirit and in truth. Your worship must come from your spirit (the real you), not from the physical you. In addition, and crucially so, this worship must be sincere. God also expects you to worship Him in truth. Truth is "what the Word says" . So, in your worship, be sure to act only according to what the Word teaches. In all circumstances of life, conduct yourself ...

" Jesus answered her, 'If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water .'" - John 4  Verse  10 ( NIV ) You need to think seriously about Jesus' statement. Ask him for living water, eternal life, not natural water! What people generally refer to as thirst is, in fact, not the true thirst.  Physical thirst is not real thirst; it actually is a shadow of the real thirst. The body thirsts, yes, but that points to a more profound kind of thirst. When the spirit thirsts , that's real thirst, and one would never be at rest until and unless they get the real water to quench the thirst! Imagine this: It's a hot sunny day. You are in a desert. You have walked in the sun for hours. You are dying for water. Now imagine if you were to have the same desire for the spiritual water that you have for natural water under the desert sun! For example, some people think their li...

"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life , but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him." - John 3  Verse  36 ( NIV ) This is how serious it is. If you believe in the Son, you have eternal life...now and forever. On the other hand, if your aunt does not believe in the Son, it means you are living in a totally different world from hers. Your aunt doesn't have eternal life and shall not see it, unless she gives her life to Christ. Just imagine yourself in her condition! An article that I posted online two years ago had a statement which read something like, "Receive Jesus Christ and get yourself a life." It angered one reader. He posted a comment which read, "You unnecessarily elevate Christians . You mean non-believers do not have life?" It is God who means it; that's where I got it from. Of course, non-believers have life, but it's not the kind that John referred to. John says, ...