John 5:30 English Standard Version (ESV) “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.”

Follow Jesus in this way.

Picking up where we left off yesterday this passage brings us everything we need to model our lives after how Jesus lived as a man.

Do not act alone. We are in covenant relationship with the God of the universe and that relationship with Father God is the basis for eternal life which begins to be lived out now. Nothing should be done in a vain attempt to satisfy self. Selfish motivations are actions done alone, without God.

Secondly and perhaps the most important of these steps is to hear Father God. We have been given spiritual ears and eyes to hear Father God. We have been given the Holy Spirit who speaks only the truth and witnesses no one except Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit acts in power according to the will of Father God.

I judge is validation of instructions. We are human and nothing should be done impulsively. Did we hear God or the lies of the enemy? Yes we can hear the lies of the enemy even though we have this covenant relationship with God. We live in the world which is Satan’s realm and as such he is using every influence within his power to thwart God’s plans.

Just judgement comes into play by balancing everything we have heard against everything we know about Father God. In order to do that we must know Him with intimate details having a right understanding of His Word. That takes dedication to this relationship. Spending time with Him in His Word is something we cannot do alone. His Word is in us, His Word is true, and His revelation is a knowing that surpasses knowledge. It is love.