But Jesus replied, "My Father is always working, and so am I."
When Jesus healed the lame man, the Jews protested at the sight of the man carrying his sleeping mat. When the man told them it was Jesus who had healed him and told him to walk, they began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules. "But Jesus replied, My Father is always working, and so am I."
Today, as I read this passage I was given a new motivation to never stop moving, to never stop working, and to never stop believing. The days we live are numbered and what time have we to stop and rest? God is ever moving and working, and shouldn't we be doing the same? We are called to work on his behalf, and to gather as many to his kingdom as we can. A spiritual war is being waged and we can't afford to be still and silent. I think the matter of complacency is an increasingly large problem in the church today. Personally, I struggle with it myself. In the past it has been easier to be complacent; less noticeable. Well, hasn't it? I'm sure that you can admit to, at some point in your life, being a complacent Christian. It comes easy and without notice, and sometimes, if not most times, without intention. But the time has come to say no. I truly believe that I have reached that season in my life. In many things, along with spirituality, It has gotten to the point where I'm done waiting for things to work themselves out. Things don't happen on their own, and complacent Christians don't save a generation. And that's what I'm out to do. Save a generation.
Jesus tells us to do so in Acts 1:8
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Also in Mark 16:15,
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”
My Father is always working, and so am I
John 5:17
