Read Through the Bible in a Year 2018 Day 308: As the Father Does

Good evening, everyone!

Today I read John 5-6.

In today's reading, Jesus says something very profound (as always) but the verses I'm sharing today really made me think.

The people were upset because Jesus was calling God His Father.

John 5:19-24 - Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself id doing; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will marvel. For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes. For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son, so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life."

Jesus, being God's Son, does what He sees His Father doing.

Just as we imitated our parents and learned from them when we were children (most of us).

And as God's children, we also are supposed to imitate Him, and His Son, whom He sent for our salvation.

Sometimes life is hard. It's hard to do the right thing. It's hard to forgive. It's hard to walk away from temptation. But the more we allow God to guide our steps, the more we do as He does, the easier it gets.

I pray that you walk in Jesus' footsteps this week, and that you follow the example He set as He imitated God the Father.

I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I Read John 7-8.