healthy dependency

Acts 13:30 says that God raised Jesus from the death.
Could Jesus have raised himself independently of the Father?
Yes, theoretically speaking, of course he could.
But it was not even an option because of the character of their
relationship. This voluntary dependency is an important
element in God’s nature. Jesus taught it always when he spoke
about his relationship with the father.
In the Bible it’s not a shameful thing to depend on someone.
It’s not wrong to depend on others for the things that are
difficult or impossible for us.
But even in things that we can do ourselves.
Jesus demonstrates this in a beautiful manner with his obedience.
Hebrews 5:8
He who was sinless and perfectly righteous learned obedience
by the things that he suffered. He chose to depend, not because
of a need, but because of love.
In societies where individual’s rights for privacy are over emphasized
people loose the blessing of a community.
The church is God given community to us.
Independent spirit leads people to function outside of God’s
authority and covering. Blessed principles of accountability,
submission and obedience become threatening.
The world is filled with people who haven’t managed their life
flawlessly. Unemployment, divorces, burn-outs, homelessness
etc. are daily realities for millions of people all over the world.
We should not pity nor despise people who haven’t made it.
We are called to bring them into the family of God.
With God’s people there is a blessing of belonging prepared for them.