Dreaming with God

When I was a kid in Sunday school I remember learning about all the miracles that Jesus did. I remember being riveted by the stories of healing, deliverance, multiplication of food, walking on water, knowing hidden details about people and things like that. The teachers taught us that Jesus was able to do these things because He was God - because He was God the Son - a member of the Holy Trinity. But they always seemed to skip over the verses where Jesus referred to our ability to do the same things as Him. Verses like this:

"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father." - John 14:12

If Jesus could only do miracles because He is God, then why did He repeatedly tell us that we can do the same things? Not only the same things, but "greater" things?

So I did a little searching. The Bible says in Philippians that "though he was in the form of God, he did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men."

In other words, Jesus willingly emptied Himself of His "God-ness" while He walked the Earth. Not His identity as the Son of God, but His 'MoJo' - He willingly made Himself in the likeness of a mere man, emptying Himself of His divine power. That is, until He received the Holy Spirit at His baptism, much like how the Bible says we receive the Holy Spirit when we are born again.

After receiving the Spirit He often would withdraw into solitary places to be alone and pray - the first time was a 40 day fast in the wilderness. It was almost as if He was getting to know the Holy Spirit all over again - this time as a man - learning to perceive the Spirit as a man - learning how to be led by the Spirit as a man. And then it hit me - Jesus was modeling for us what it looks like to be led by the Holy Spirit. He was, as a man, showing us what we are capable of when we are fully submitted to the Holy Spirit. Are you kidding me?! He was teaching us how to walk in the miraculous? We are really able to do this?

"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." - John 1:12-13

The Bible also says in Romans 8 that "those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God". That's why we can do the "same and greater works" as Jesus - because we are also sons & daughters of God, with the very same Holy Spirit. There is no difference - "we are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:28) ! We are the bride and He is the Bridegroom - the two become one flesh!

That's why Jesus told us to "heal the sick, cleanse the leper, raise the dead and cast out demons" - He told US to do it, not ask Him to do it - because we are also sons & daughters of God with the "same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead" (Romans 8:11)! His hands are our hands! All we need to do is believe who we are! God knows who you are! Satan knows who you are! Angels know who you are! Demons know who you are! It's only YOU who doesn't know who you are! We are royalty! Don't skip over those verses - it's who you are! 

That's why! Jesus isn't just God, He is your big brother! Close your eyes and imagine what God has planned for you - let Him imprint His dreams for your life upon your mind. Imagine what you are capable of with God in you. You can do "ALL things through Christ"! Dream with Him - go off into the wilderness and get to know Holy Spirit. Talk to Him! He loves you. You are His son. You are His daughter. He has a massive inheritance for you, the debit card is in your back pocket and the keys to the Kingdom are yours!