This three-minute video is the first of a series of short devotional videos. The devotion is one of 365 Solid Joys devotions authored by John Piper, one for each day of the year. You can read the devotional for the video above, “We Can Do Nothing,” or read today’s Solid Joys devotional, all available free of charge.
http://www.desiringgod.org/we-can-do-nothing
BIO
John Piper (@JohnPiper) is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Reading the Bible Supernaturally. He wrote the book Desiring God.
What a insightful and poignant analogy. Taking the passage to the extremes helps us to see how we can honor God by asking for help and giving him the glory for it. Reminds us to not keep our devotion and dependence hidden but to confidently ask and receive.
ReplyDeleteWe cannot do it on our own! We need the Lord and other people to make it through life. The idea of staying open and being willing to receive from others and not stay in isolation. We cannot make fruit if we are not connected, we wither instead.
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