Greater Works Than These
In the Book of John Chapter 5 Jesus declares that the Father will show Him greater works that you may marvel. For many years, the idea in my heart was that we the church would do greater works than Jesus did. Later as more understanding, light and illumination, began to fill my heart my thoughts became more connected to the idea that the works would be greater because Jesus was now in a many member body. I have even heard people say that now Jesus is not just in one place, so greater works are done through the church, because He is now in many members and throughout the world. This is true, but still mostly the greater works were attributed to the healing of the sick. Look closely at what Jesus says in John 5.
John 5:19-21 “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. 20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. 21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.”
As the Father raises the dead and makes the alive, the Son will make alive whom he will. Here is the greater work, being raised in Christ Jesus and made alive. This is the work that God was doing in Christ. He was bringing forth a people to LIFE in Christ. Through the Church who is His Body this bringing forth unto Life continues in the earth. The word of Life is in us and comes through us, as Christ Himself is in us.
Let us look in Joh 14:12 “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.” Jesus is saying those that believe on Him will do the works he does. He told them to believe that he was in the Father and the Father was in Him, and to believe for the very works sake.
Accordingly, Jesus was doing the works that Isaiah the prophet had declared as recorded in Isaiah 35 and Isaiah 61. The lame was walking, and the blind was seeing. Men and women were being delivered from oppression, from devils, from all sorts of situations. The Kingdom of God was coming forth and loosing those that were bound. This is what Jesus was saying would be done through the church. The works I do you shall do also, and greater works. We who are His Body do the same works He did because He lives in us, but we also come to His greater works.
Let me be straight, I fully believe Jesus heals the sick, delivers the oppressed, casts out demons, and cleanses those who needs to be cleansed. There is no miracle or healing that He cannot do right now through His Body, the Church. This should be a normality among believers. However, Jesus said greater works than these shall you do because I go to the Father. This greater work that Jesus spoke of in John 14 is the same greater work that is spoken of in John 5. “As the Father raises the dead and quickeneth, the Son quickeneth whosoever He will.”
Through being quickened by the Son we are raised up and seated with Him, as one, in heavenly places, in Christ Jesus. Jesus is raised far above principalities and powers. We are raised with Him, seated with Him. He is seated above. We are seated above. This is the greater work that we must see and marvel. This the greater work that we must come to live out of, the work that God did in Christ Jesus. Glory to God!
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