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AUGUST 2018
I'm not kidding. Neither was the Lord Jesus Christ kidding
when He called His disciples to gain a vision of impacting the
world for His name. He said, “I tell you the truth, anyone who has
faith in me will do what I have been doing” (John 14:12).
Don't underestimate those words. Read them again. Here, in
capsule form, Christ challenges His disciplesand that now includes
you and meto dream great dreams, plan great plans, pray great
prayers, and obey His great commands.
Dream Great Dreams
In the disciples' minds, time was fast running out. For more
than three years they had hoped Christ would be the one who would
redeem Israel and reign as Messiah. But now He was saying that
one of them would betray Him and deliver Him up to the Jewish
leaders to be crucified.
Imagine what the twelve thought when Christ went on to
promise, “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do
what I have been doing” (John 14:12).
Around the upper room table sat Peter, who had almost
drowned trying to walk on water. And Philip, who waved his arms
in exclamation, stating the impossibility of buying enough bread to
feed the multitude. And Andrew, who, with a number of the other
disciples, could not heal a boy who was demon-possessed.
To each disciple, Christ said, “You can continue the work I
have been doing.” And His promise is the same to you and me. He
calls us to dream great dreams of what we can do to impact the
world for His glory. How is this possible? The key is twofold.
First, because Christ was going to the Father, He assured the
disciples He would send the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, to indwell
all believers (John 14:16-17). Christ would now continue His work
through us!
Second, Christ qualified His promise with a condition. He
said, “Anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing”
(v. 12). The Lord challenges us to have faithnot necessarily more
faith, but faith in Him. It is an ongoing faith.
Renew Your Vision
Have you stopped seeing great things happen in your life?
Perhaps you have stopped believing that God can work in a mighty
way in our generation. But what limits the work of God here on
Earth?
Is God somehow incapable of turning the hearts of multiplied
thousands to Himself? Of causing the fires of revival to spread
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