Only Believe

They replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?”

Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”

—John 6:28-29 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

Help me to remember, in every moment of every day, that the only work You want from me is that I would believe in Your Son, Jesus—so that by His power He might work, in me and through me, that work which is Yours alone to perform.

For it is only by faith that I have the power needed to accomplish anything good—for the works of God are Yours alone—and it is only when my heart is fixed on my faith in Your Son, that I have the honor of being used by You to be a part of what You are doing.

Don’t let me use these words to sit back and do nothing, but rather let me use them to remind me to keep the best things—my belief in Christ and His power at work in me—first in my life, that I might see You at work around me and out of my deep love for You, join in as Your Spirit prompts me.

So let me work to know the one You sent—to live in a close and ongoing relationship with Him—that my faith in Him would be made ever stronger and that I might be empowered by Him to be used by You to accomplish Your will.

Help me to remember, in every moment of every day, that the only work You want from me is that I would believe in Your Son, Jesus—so that by His power He might work, in me and through me, that work which is Yours alone to perform.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.