“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of
him who sent me and to finish his work.”
John
4.34
Jesus lived only to do the Father’s will. He
“fed” on the Father’s will. What a beautiful picture this conjures up.
His mission was to finish the Father’s work.
During His life on earth Jesus fulfilled what was required of Him. Even so, the
work is incomplete. But the good news is that Jesus, the Christ, will return,
and He will bring the Father’s work to perfect completion. Hallelujah! Praise
our great God!
Meanwhile, I am here! And I believe I have work
to do – the Father’s work. Jesus said, “Follow me!” I take this seriously.
I want to be as much like Jesus, to truly follow Him, as much as I am able to.
He lived to do the Father’s will. I seek to do likewise. When He left this
earth, his work for that time was complete. I seek to fulfill all that the
Father would have of me in my time here.
Holy Lord,
I thank You, not only
for the salvation I have received through Jesus, but also for His wonderful
example to me of obedience to Your will.
My earnest desire is
to live in the fullness of Your will and to be and to do all that You would
have of me.
To this end, I live in
constant surrender to You. It’s not what I want but what You want. I look for
Your way in all things.
I believe that You
show me. You have promised to open doors for me and You have undertaken to
close doors. When an opportunity presents itself I look to this as a door that
You are opening. I ask You, therefore, to close any opening that might not be
Your way for me. If it is not in Your will for me, I ask You to deny it
happening.
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