19 "...the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does." John 5:19-20
This is one of my favorite passages. If you let it, it will reveal so much about God's will and His purposes. This is such a hard subject for us to deal with because crazy stuff happens all the time in this world, sometimes without explanation, so we have to point our finger somewhere. Often times it is pointed at God.
What I see in John 5:19-20 says something different than I often hear about God. When you look at the life of Jesus and see how gracious he was, healing, blessing, restoring, and forgiving, it contradicts what people say God does.
Everything you see Jesus do in the Gospels is what God would do. Every action. Every healing. Every correction. Every pardon. All of the love displayed by Jesus was learned behavior from his Father.
The Bible boldly declares in Hebrews 13:8 that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever and also in Hebrews 1:3 that Jesus is the exact representation of God.
All of this information makes a case for me as to what God's will looks like. It isn't mysterious to me anymore because I know Him. His will is to save people. It is to save people in every way. It seems to me that Jesus never caused anyone heartache or pain while he ministered on Earth, so I don't expect him to now.
37 "...and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.” John 6:37-40
(Paul and Peter testify to this in 1 Timothy 2:4 & 2 Peter 3:9)
This makes doing God's will easy because no matter where you find yourself, you can minister to the people around you. So I will spend my entire life seeking to bring healing into as many lives as I possibly can because THAT is what Jesus did.
