Did the Father dictate every word spoken by Jesus?
John 14:10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.
Should we conclude from this that every word spoken by Jesus was directly from the Father?
Jesus had physical needs just like the rest of us. For example, when he said “excuse me” to those around him to go relieve himself, were those words directly from the Father? Of course not…Jesus was not a mechanical robot through whom the Father spoke. He was a human being like us, and in many ways he spoke like us.
So how do we decide when it was Jesus speaking and when it was the Father speaking directly through him? Who among us is qualified to decide…where do we draw the line between the two?
The point we are trying to make is that the Father lived in Jesus and that He was doing his work through Jesus—whether or not He gave him specific words to say. Jesus was the Father's agent and instrument of expression.
John 5:19 “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.
What Jesus did—whether in the realm of the supernatural or the realm of the natural—was not necessarily what the Father specifically commanded him to do or showed him. When Jesus performed miracles, often it was the simply his Father doing His work through him. If Jesus was simply willing to heal the sick or cast out a demon using his Father’s power and authority, he could do so.
Luke 5: 12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
(Vere\s)13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
In the same way, disciples, the elect. the saints do not necessarily need a specific word or leading from the Spirit of God before speaking or ministering in the supernatural—like sharing the gospel or healing the sick, if gifted. Since we have already been given a measure of supernatural power and authority to cast out all demons and to cure diseases (Luke 9:1-2; 10:9), we can do so if we are willing. Since we are authorized to preach the gospel, we can do so wherever and whenever we are willing—in accordance with the Lord’s command in the Word: “heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘the kingdom of God has come near to you‘” (Luke 10:9).
..........this subject is usually glossed over by many
