John 5:19

John 5:19 says, 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.  Jesus began to explain His relationship to the Father and His purpose on earth.  He first said that He could do nothing of Himself, but what He saw the Father do, He Himself did.  At no point did Jesus counteract God, because He and the Father are One.  We, as His followers, can do nothing for God through our own power, and we should always look to God to know what to do.  Whatever we do can never counteract the teachings of God.  Verse twenty adds, 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.  Then, Jesus said the Father loved the Son and showed Him all things that He, the Father, did and showed Him greater works than those the people marveled at.  They marveled at the things He had done so far, but He knew the greatest event was yet to occur, His death, burial and resurrection for the redemption if all people. When we read of the miracles that Jesus did, remember that only one has an everlasting effect.  Today, if we see someone miraculously healed or spared from a deadly situation, we need to remember that it is only temporary.