“I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I am.” - John 14:28 John 14:28 contains several important points. “I am going to the Father” — Jesus was about to return to heaven after faithfully completing his earthly assignment. His departure was not a failure; it was a return to his Father. “If you loved me, you would rejoice” — Jesus wanted his disciples to see his departure from the right perspective. Rather than being overwhelmed by sadness, they could rejoice because Jesus was returning to his Father and would once again be with him. “The Father is greater than I am” — Jesus openly acknowledged that his Father occupied a position superior to his own. This agrees with Jesus’ repeated statements that he had been sent by his Father and that he carried out his Father’s will and commands. This also reveals something beautiful about Jesus’ humility. Despite having an extraordinarily exalted position, Jesus never competed with his Father for authority. Instead, he willingly recognised Jehovah as his superior and submitted to his Father’s direction. The following verses reinforce this. Jesus explained that he was telling his disciples these things beforehand so that their faith would be strengthened. Then, in verse 31, he demonstrated his attitude by saying, in effect, that he loved the Father and was therefore going to do exactly what the Father had commanded him. An illustration may help: A trusted representative may be given considerable authority while acting on behalf of a king. Yet, no matter how much authority he has been entrusted with, he recognises that the king who sent him has greater authority. Similarly, Jesus perfectly represented his Father and was entrusted with great authority, but he consistently acknowledged Jehovah as his superior. A good question to help someone reason on John 14:28 would be: “If Jesus himself said that the Father is greater than he is, what does that tell us about the position Jesus understood his Father to have?”

We should walk in a manner that says that we are children of God. This means that we choose to be patient, loving, kind, gracious, merciful to each other. We should walk worthy of the call of Christ. Not to get "browning points" or "extra credit" with God. We should do this because we want our lives to please God. So, let us examine ourselves to see if we are really acting like Christians or are we talking a good game.

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Not bad… I’m practicing and let my studio willy nilly create this for me from this prompt… 👉🏻 ‘He left the 99 to save the 1’ The voiceover is Me. https://suite.shiftai.club/r/5345ac8f

There is a reward for looking to and in trusting the Lord. The path of trusting God and living by faith can be difficult. But we are promised to reap a harvest of joy after the tears. Let us continue to have faith and look to God, who rewards us when we stay true to the faith.