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The works of God


Then they asked Him, “What are we to do, so that we may habitually be doing the works of God?” Jesus answered, “This is the work of God: that you believe [adhere to, trust in, rely on, and have faith] in the One Whom He has sent.” So they said to Him, “What sign (attesting miracle) will You do that we may see it and believe You? What [supernatural] work will You do [as proof]? John 6:28-30 (AMP)

An interesting scenario plays out in our text, between Jesus and the multitude that followed Him. This happened at a time when not only had they seen Jesus perform the notable miracle of turning water to wine, He had also fed them with just five loaves of bread and two fishes. If you combine both miracles together, it means you have forever solved the most vital need of man – what to eat and drink.

The multitude then approached Jesus again, and this time He opened up to them that they were seeking Him not because they saw other miracles, but because they ate bread and were filled. They then put forward the question to Jesus just as you would expect; What shall we do that we might work the works of God? Sounds so much like telling Jesus that since you know why we are seeking you, just tell us how we can reproduce these feats so that we don’t have to be running after you wherever you go because of bread.

Interestingly, this captures the very thoughts of many believers today, not in terms of simply desiring the multiplication of bread alone, but working the works of God in general. Many truly desire to work the works of God and will do anything possible to be able to, except the one thing that Jesus recommends – “this is the work of God, that you believe on Him Whom He hath sent.” In other words, Jesus is saying that if you must work the works of God, the crucial thing is to believe in the finished work of Christ. You say is that all? Well, it looks so simple that you may overlook it and try to get something really hard or something that seems to justify your efforts, like fasting several days and so on. Understand that fasting and praying is good as long as you have come to that place where you believe absolutely in the finished work to see the works that you desire to manifest, and not in your own fasting and prayers (efforts). The truth is that regardless of your efforts, or the activities you get involved in, if you overlook this simple truth, then working the works of God will elude you. You must believe first that it is finished! The work is complete, and your efforts will not get God to redo the finished work. It is up to you to come into the reality of that work by believing in and identifying with it.


Now, even after Jesus had told them the secret for working the works of God, they still went further to ask for a sign. My dear, don’t be lost in the crowd and don’t be carried away by the “activity seeking multitude” in order to please God, or to perform mighty works. Be assured that as you give yourself to believing, you will produce mightier works than you have ever imagined.

Shalom!



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