Jesus Gave Up His Superpowers

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Jesus Gave Up His Superpowers

Jesus gave up His superpower prerogatives when He came to earth, being born of a virgin. How

then did He accomplish His miracles?

Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, (6) who, although He existed inthe form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, (7) but emptied

Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. (8) Being

found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death,

even death on a cross. (9) For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Himthe name which is above every name, (10) so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL

BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, (11) and that every tongue

will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:5, 6, 7, 8, 9,

10, 11

By what power did He accomplish His mighty miracles? We know that the source of His power

was the power of God, but by what authority did He wield it, as the Son of GodGod Himself,equal with the Father? The answer to this question will determine much about what you believe

concerning whether miracles are possible today and whether we also have access to this same

miracle working power.

It was not as God. The scripture is clear and emphatic. Jesus emptied Himself of His divine

power in the Incarnation. To rightfully pay for mankinds sin, Jesus must first become 100%man. Was He still God? Yes, He was still 100% God. This is the mystery of the Incarnation

one new Man 100% God and 100% Man. Scripture states that He (as God) only took on the

form, likeness, and appearance of man. During His earthly walk, He was God in earthly form,not directly utilizing His own divine essence. It is interesting to note, that Jesus referred to

Himself as the Son of Man 80 times, and only a couple times as the Son of God. He was God,but the emphasis was on His walk as a Man, Gods true new Man.

God the Father was the source of all the miracles. He accomplished them through Jesus Christ;

the Son of Man. Jesus depended wholly on the Father for all that He did.

Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do

nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Fatherdoes, these things the Son also does in like manner. John 5:19

The things which I have seen in the presence of my Father I am speaking.. John 8:38a Wuest

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Jesus, in complete submissive obedience, depended on God the Father for everything. So muchso, that Jesus said in John 14:9, If youve seen Me, youve seen the Father. What allowed thepower of the Godhead to flow through the submissive obedience of Jesus? Two thingsthe

Word of God and the Holy Spirit.


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Behold, I will pour out my Spirit on you, I will make my words known to you. Proverbs

1:23b

Jesus Was Filled With the Word of God

Even though He didnt come to earth as the Son of God, He still came sinless and perfect. Beingborn of the Holy Spirit and a virgin meant that He didnt have the taint of mans sin nature. His

heart was perfect, and as such, it was the perfect soil in which the word of God could grow.

During the time of His walk, the word of God would have been the Hebrew Scriptures, our OldTestament. It was complete and more than sufficient for the job.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2) He was

in the beginning with God. (3) All things came into being through Him, and, apart from Him,nothing came into being that has come into being. (4) In Him was life, and the life was the Light

of men. (5) The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:1-5

From the very beginning, Jesus was identified with the word of God, and the word of God wasidentified with Him. He actually is the word of God, and is referred to as the Word of God inRevelations 19:13. Now He that had been made flesh, He must become one with the word

again. This time through the same manner that all mankind must become receive the word,

through study, meditation, and corresponding obedient actions.

Jesus submitted to the Father by submitting to the Word. The Word was His strength. It was the

avenue by which His perfect obedience could be transformed into perfect power. It was throughobedience to the commandments that God gave Him His authority and power.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only

begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment Ireceived from My Father. John 10:17b

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the

worldour faith. I John 5:4

The Parable of the Sower talks about the good seed growing in good soil, and bringing forth a

rich harvest. What would happen if this good seed fell on perfect soil, like the type of heart Jesus

would have? That seed would literally explode with growth, and the resulting harvest would be

sufficient to bless the entire world. Jesus gave up His innate superpowers for a heart-grownsuper-faith.

Jesus paid the price for our salvation and paved the way for our walk of faith. He thus becameour Savior and our highest example of faith. That is why the writer of Hebrews calls Him, the

source and goal of our faith (Gods Word Translation). We are not only to follow His walk of

submission and obedience, but also His walk of faith. Just like with Jesus, we have been giventhe word of God, by which we can turn submissive obedience into vibrant and powerful faith.


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was given the Spirit without limit. We are however able to walk in a degree sufficient to

change the world around us.

Our biggest obstacle is the condition of our heart, and the amount of Word in our heart. Both are

our responsibility, and are under our control. If we choose to, we can also walk clean in His

Grace, and allow the word of God to grow abundantly in us. We have also been made new wineskins, capable of being filled with the Holy Spirit. So, is it possible for us to walk in such

power? Jesus apparently thought so, and He said as much.

Truly, truly, 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 the Father. John 14:12

..and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you. Luke 22:29

And behold, I am sending forth the promise (of the Holy Spirit) of My Father upon you; but youare to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. Luke 24:49

You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit,and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may

give to you. John 15:16

Nothing is holding us back but us alone. We have the same arsenal from which Jesus had to

draw, just in a lesser measure, but that measure is sufficient.

They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit Acts 6:5 (partial)

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