Tu m'as donné

(Jésus dit:) Celui qui demeure en moi, et moi en lui, celui-là porte beaucoup de fruit; car, séparés de moi, vous ne pouvez rien faire. Jean 15. 5
 

Seigneur Jésus, oui, tu m'as donné
De pleurer avec ceux qui pleurent,
D'intercéder pour ceux qui ont peur,
De tendre mes deux mains et mon cœur

Vers tous ceux qui sont dans la douleur.
Seigneur Jésus, tu m'as accordé
Pour vivre et aimer comme toi,
D'avancer pas à pas par la foi,

Dans les œuvres placées là pour moi,
Sur le chemin qui m'amène à toi.
Seigneur Jésus, tu m'as appelé
À manifester sur cette terre

La grâce qui vient du divin Père.
Dans mon cœur et mon âme, je serre
Le bienheureux désir de te plaire.
Ô Seigneur Jésus, tu m'as donné

De comprendre que je ne suis rien
Sans toi, sans l'amour qui est le tien,
Et d'accepter que je ne puis rien
Sans ta charité qui me soutient.

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Declaring Dependence

Apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5

Prayerlessness is our declaration of independence from God. Daniel Henderson

Laura’s mom was battling cancer. One morning Laura prayed for her with a friend. Her friend, who had been disabled for years by cerebral palsy, prayed: “Lord, you do everything for me. Please do everything for Laura’s mother.”

Laura was deeply moved by her friend’s “declaration of dependence” on God. Reflecting on the moment, she said, “How often do I acknowledge my need for God in everything? It’s something I should do every day!”

During His days on earth Jesus demonstrated continual dependence on His heavenly Father. One might think that because Jesus is God in a human body, He would have the best of all reasons to be self-sufficient. But when the religious authorities asked Him to give a reason for “working” on a legally ordained day of rest because He healed someone on the Sabbath, He responded, “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing” (John 5:19). Jesus declared His dependence as well!

Jesus’s reliance on the Father sets the ultimate example of what it means to live in relationship with God. Every moment we draw breath is a gift from God, and He wants our lives to be filled with His strength. When we live to love and serve Him through our moment-by-moment prayer and reliance on His Word, we are declaring our dependence on Him.

I need You for everything, Lord! Help me to live to serve You. I praise You for being my Savior and my strength!