Text: “Jesus saith unto
them (the disciples), ‘My meat is to do
the will of Him (God the Father) that sent Me, and to finish His work.’”
John 4:34.
“Then said I (Christ
Jesus), ‘Lo, I come: in the volume of
the book it is written of Me, I delight to do Thy (The Father’s) will, O My God; yea, Thy law is within My
heart. I have preached righteousness in
the great congregation; lo, I have not refrained My lips, O Lord, Thou knowest.’”
Psalm 40:7-9.
Good morning, willing
Christian! Made willing to be Eternally
saved by God the Spirit, you and I must always take care to remain willing
to serve the Living Lord Jesus. May we
also always earnestly pray, ‘…Thy will be done in
earth as it is in Heaven…’ - for when God’s Sovereign will is done on earth as it is continually
done in Heaven, we who belong to Jesus find perfect peace and joy
unspeakable. Hallelujah! God’s will be
done! Amen.
“Thy Kingdom
come. Thy will be done in earth, as it
is in Heaven.” (Matthew
6:10)
“And this is the
Father’s will which hath sent Me,
that of all which He hath given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it
up again at the last day. And this is
the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth
(trusts and keeps right on trusting) on Him, may have everlasting life; and I
will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:39-40)
The Lord Jesus Christ, the
Eternal Son of God, God the Eternal Son, knew that doing the will of God the
Father was of absolute vital importance - infinitely more important than eating
His necessary food! (V. 34)
If Christ Jesus, God of very
God, knew this to be His vital need and purpose - how much more should we mere
sinners understand and seek to do the will of our Sovereign Lord God?
‘But, how can I know
the will of God for my personal life?’, I hear you ask, ‘How can I find what God’s will is for my Christian life daily?’
God’s will for mankind is revealed in the Word of God, our
Holy Bibles. If we are sincerely seeking
to both know and do the revealed will of God - we shall be diligent to search
for the will of God in our Bibles daily.
Simple as that, my friend.
The person that professes to
be a Christian must seek to know God’s will for our everyday
lives of service to Christ Jesus, and continually determine to faithfully do
God’s will.
“Study to shew
thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the Word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)
“But He (Christ
Jesus) said, ‘Yea rather, blessed are they
that hear the Word of God, and keep it.’” (Luke 11:28)
On the other hand, just look
at the Divine satisfaction the Lord Jesus gained from His fellowship with God
the Father. He desired that goal as His
daily ‘meat’ rather than eating mere physically necessary
food. (V.32)
Old Job treasured this wisdom
in his daily life, and so should you and I!
“My foot hath held
His steps, His way have I kept, and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the commandment
of His lips; I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary
food.” (Job 23:11-12)
Long term Christian commitment
and service would be utterly impossible to sustain without experiencing - in a
personal capacity - the depth of Spiritual satisfaction inherent in faithfully
seeking to do the will of God Almighty.
There is nothing that produces a similar contentment in the regenerate
soul. There is nothing like the Lord’s “Well done.”
“His Lord said unto
him, ‘Well done, thou good and
faithful servant…enter thou into the joy of thy
Lord.’” (Matthew 25:21)
Today’s Bible passage therefore teaches us clearly that
Christ Jesus’ entire purpose for coming
among us was to do God the Father’s Divine will. He came as a babe to the manger; He lived a
sinless life for over thirty-three years; He revealed Himself as God with all
power; He willingly went to a cruel Cross to suffer and die - the innocent for
the guilty. What a Saviour!
With this clear lesson in
mind, let us who profess Christ’s Name seek to more
faithfully follow Him and be genuine in seeking to fulfill God’s will in our lives - and all to the greater glory of
our Saviour, King Jesus.
Thought: Run the race; Fight the fight; finish the
course; keep the faith!
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