John 5:19

Jesus decides to address their concerns.  “Let me tell you something,” he begins, “the Son can do nothing independently; the Son only does what he sees the Father do.  In other words, as the Father does so does the Son.”  John 5:19 EFP

If the Jewish religious leaders are alarmed by Jesus calling God “Father” they certainly are not any less chagrined by his description of the relationship he claims to have with His Father.  In short, Jesus tells them in so many words God and him are so close the Son does not do anything he does not personally see the Father doing.  It is up to his listeners to figure out how he sees the Father doing anything.

I am amazed by the implications of his statement.  Jesus and his Father are tight!  How does that happen? How does that work in my life?  Will I ever be able to say, “My Heavenly Father and I are so tight my life reflects His”?  It almost sounds preposterous.  For Jesus it is the most natural thing.  I want that.  I do not know if I am willing to pay the price of intimacy with the Almighty as Jesus did.  Still, in moments like these I can’t help but wonder what a tight knit and intimate living experience with God would be like.  God help me want to want what you want me to want.