John 5:30 (KJV)
“30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”
The whole of Jesus’ ministry was relational. He only did that which he saw the Father doing and only through the power of the Holy Spirit did he achieve the work the Father sent him to do.
God has, from the beginning, established relationship with His people. Satan and his kingdom are constantly seeking to divide those relationships that God has ordained. If, in ministry, we believe that we alone are responsible for accomplishing the work of the Father, we err. We not only have relationship with the Father and the Holy Spirit, as Jesus did, but we have relationship with one another. Fear and doubt are tools of the enemy to break down the trust of those relationships. We have been given great authority to minister in the name of Jesus, but we must follow his example in understanding that we can do nothing of ourselves.
God is always present with us. Ignoring, or not recognizing this is often a result of our own pride, which is also a tool of our enemy Satan, who desired to exalt himself above the stars of God and be like the Most High (Isaiah 14). Pride will be opposed by God (James 4). Ungodly pride has no place in ministry. We must follow Jesus’ example in ministry if we are to see the work of the Father accomplished through us.
Joshua 1:9 (KJV)
“9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
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