EXCEPTIONAL APPRENTICE
Memorise: Then answered Jesus
and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of
himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth,
these also doeth the Son likewise.
John 5:19
An apprentice is someone who is attached to a master
to learn his master’s trade, so that he can become like the master someday. An
apprentice watches the footstep of the master and tries to fellow them. A good
and wise apprentice closely watches everything them master does in order to
gain all his knowledge and experience. In John 5:19, Jesus saw Himself as an
apprentice of His own Father. He did whatever He saw the Father do. We can learn
some deep lessons from this principle of apprenticeship in all areas of
Christian activities. A true disciple will not go outside of whatever his
master does. The servant is not greater than his master, according to the
teaching of Jesus (Matthew 10:24-25). Anyone who learns a tread should consider
himself a success if he is as good as his master, Jesus however made an
exception of His disciples. He expects us to do the works He did, and exceed
them by doing even greater works than He did. I am convinced that for a reader
of this devotional, greater works, as promised by Jesus in John 14:12, will be
done through you in Jesus’ Name.
“Verily verily, I Say unto
you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater
works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”
At the time of my new birth in Christ, I was a
lecturer of mathematics at the University of Lagos. I considered myself a smart
boy in those days, but when I got into the church, my ignorance was revealed to
me with humility. The challenged I got from the display of Bible knowledge by
uneducated members of the church made me study the Bible as if I was preparing
for a PhD examination. As I read the Bible again and again, I was stunned by
the promise of Jesus in John 14:12. I saw that those who believe in Him would
raise the dead, make the lame walk, open blind eyes and do even more than He
did. From that moment, I made up my mind that according to His word, I also would
do the works He did, and that I would do even greater works than He did. I
decree that you will begin to experience the performance of the Lord’s promise
to do the works that He did and even much more, in the mighty Name of Jesus.
Doing greater works than Jesus did is real, and that promise has been fulfilled
in the lives of many. I am announcing to you that you are next in line, because
from now on, you will begin to watch closely everything the Master does, so
that you can gain His knowledge and experience.
Key Point
An apprentice watches the
footsteps of the master and tries to fellow them.
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