The Gospel of John 13:16-17 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.” (John 13:16-17 KJV).

In these passages, our Lord Jesus Christ pointedly gives us the promise that obedience to our knowledge of the Truth will “always” be blessed. Knowledge can be a very powerful tool if used right. The Bible tells us that head knowledge alone hypes up yet it is love which edifies. Love manifest is the amplification of knowledge revealed and received. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. (1 Corinthians 8:1 NIV).

Emphasizing His Lordship to the disciples and to us all, the Lord Jesus in His example is eliminating any excuse for us to shirk humility and service (John 13:14–15). We are expected to serve by the unction of the Holy Spirit resting in His grace, through faith in Him. With this knowledge, we must be rooted in total dependence in Him. We must totally rely in the finished work He did on the cross. Now, in this post resurrection period, we are blessed to do what we know that, we being the righteousness of God shall serve well by faith. We look to what the Lord Jesus did, and believe in Him. Not on what we do by works of the law (Galatians 2:16) - we can't! No one is justified by works of the law, through it comes the knowledge of sin (Romans 3:20). Scriptures authoritatively declare: “For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”” (Romans 1:17 NIV).

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.

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