"The Father that dwelleth in me."

The Father will also speak through us.

For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. (Matthew 10:20)

On other occasions the Lord pointed out that the Father was working with Him—that He did what He saw the Father doing. The Father worked and He worked.

Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. (John 5:19,20)

Can you see in the above verse that the Lord is not emphasizing the Father who is working in Him, as though the Father were acting in Jesus, but that Jesus looks to the Father and then does what He sees the Father doing?

We too are not to expect Jesus to do everything in us but to look to Jesus to see what He is doing and then do the same.

Notice also the following:

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:44)

The preceding verse reveals that the Father worked with Jesus, empowering the circumstances in cooperation with what Jesus was doing. Jesus is not alone but the Father is working with Him.

And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. (John 8:29)

"He that sent me is with me."

We see that the Father was both in and also with the Lord Jesus.

In addition it must be pointed out clearly that when the Lord Jesus prayed He always prayed to His Father in Heaven, not to the Father dwelling in Him.

Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. (John 11:41)

These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: (John 17:1)

The Lord Jesus lifted up His eyes to His Father in Heaven.

The Lord Jesus came from the Father and returned to the Father.

And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. (John 17:11)

The Father lives in the Lord Jesus and the Lord Jesus lives by the Life of the Father.

As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. (John 6:57)

The Father worked with the Lord and the Lord did what He saw the Father doing.

But the Lord Jesus always prayed to the Father in Heaven.

To be continued.