Dependence and Cooperation
”I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 NKJV)
“Whenever man accomplishes anything, whether in spiritual or in temporal lines, he should bear in mind that he does it through co-operation with his Maker. There is great necessity for us to realize our dependence on God. Too much confidence is placed in man, too much reliance on human inventions. There is too little confidence in the power which God stands ready to give. “We are laborers together with God.” 1 Cor. 3:9. Immeasurably inferior is the part which the human agent sustains; but if he is linked with the divinity of Christ, he can do all things through the strength that Christ imparts.”~~ Christ’s Object Lesson p 82 by Ellen G. White
1 Corinthians 3:9 (NKJV) “For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.”