Greater Works

Jesus said because He was going to the Father we would be able to do “greater works” (John 14:12). How is it possible to do greater works than those of Jesus?

  1. Greater works are possible because the Spirit of God is now always present. Jesus said it was good that He went away so that He would send the Spirit to His followers. Unlike Jesus in bodily form, the Spirit can now be with each of us personally, at all times.

  2. Greater works are possible because the Son of God is now always praying. Jesus, now at this very moment, is seated at the Father’s right-hand where He ever lives to make intercession for us. He is our Advocate!

Because of the eternal ministry of the Son and the Spirit we can do works greater than even those accomplished by Jesus when He walked the earth.

Where God Guides, God Provides

God has a plan for you and He will give you all you need to accomplish His plan. This truth is vividly seen in Matthew 21 when Jesus came into Jerusalem for what we refer to as “The Triumphal Entry”

The Lord told the disciples to go into the village and find a donkey with a foal. Bring the donkey he said, and if anyone asks why tell them, “The Lord has need of them.”

Notice the remarkable provision. See the abundance of God’s provision. The Lord needed transportation and it was easily provided.

Matthew explains the miraculous abundance of God in the following verses. It had been foretold by the prophets of old that the Messiah would come riding on a donkey. Therefore, the provision of the moment was in fact a provision related to God’s eternal plan.

Now study Ephesians 2:10, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.’

Christians have a foreordained destiny. We are God’s masterpiece designed for His glory. If God can give a donkey for a ride, He can also give us everything we need to glorify the Lord in our appointed ministries.

Tell God what you feel you need to do His will, then trust Him to bring it forth.