Original Post from joannekerr
“I am amazed when I consider here the humility of the Father. For, though the Father is supreme … yet He chooses to do His work in many cases through the Son and through the Spirit …
In Ephesians 1 (verses 3-12) … Paul goes on to show us that every one of those blessings – every single one of them – comes to us in Christ … the Father has designed that every one of those blessings, without exception, comes to us in and only in His Son. How kind of the Father to shine the spotlight on His Son, to the praise of the glory of His grace.
…Despite His supreme authority, He chooses to work so that another, not Himself, most fully manifests His (the Father’s) own glory. A profound divine humility …
In many ways, what we see here … extends into His relationship with us. Does God need us to do His work? … The answer is an emphatic no … Recall the words of Paul in Acts 17:25, that God is not ‘served by human hands, as though He needed anything’.
…He calls us into a service that He doesn’t need because He wants so very much to share with us. He’s generous. He loves and delights in giving a portion of His glorious work to others and empowering them to do it …it is as if He says, ‘I want you to participate in the privilege and pleasure of my work. I want you to be a part of what I am doing, to share in what I am accomplishing – a work that I do through you, a work I could do myself without you, but a work you’ll share in for all eternity.’
…he delegates a portion of His meaningful work to others, and He rejoices over their participation. Surely this is a model of how we can and should understand the “work of the ministry” in the body of Christ …”
(Bruce Ware)