My Will is to do the Will of Him who Sent Me
"'My food,'
said Jesus, 'is to do the will of Him who sent me and to
finish His work.'" (John 4:34-35)
Jesus has just met with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well.
After telling the woman her life story, she believes that He
is the Christ and runs back into her town to tell the others
that the Christ has come. Meanwhile, Jesus' disciples return
bringing food. They know nothing about the meeting between
Jesus and the woman, and are understandably surprised that
Jesus isn't hungry! The disciples said to each other, i
(John 4:33), to which Jesus replies, "My food . . . is to
do the will of Him who sent me and to finish His work!"
In other words, Jesus is saying that He gets SO much
fulfillment from doing His Father's will, that it even
satisfies His physical need for nourishment! God's work held
such a priority for Him that nothing else mattered!
Can you imagine what Christian churches might be like if we
all followed in Jesus' steps? If we all put aside our
misguided priorities and allowed God's Work to be first in
our lives? I would wager to bet that if this were the case,
our churches would be a lot fuller, and those filling the
pews would be FAR more on-fire for Jesus!
Father God, Help me to put You and Your work first in my
life. Help me to displace my own misguided priorities. Open
my heart and help me to see and hear where You are at work.
Take away my shyness and my need for acceptance, and help me
to be bold and focused, following the leading of Your
Spirit! May I, too, be able to say: "My food . . . is to
do the will of Him who sent me and to finish His work!"
Love in Christ,
Lyn
Lyn Chaffart,
Moderator, The Nugget, Scriptural Nuggets (
www.sermonillustrator.org/minisermons/ ), Answers2Prayer Ministries,
www.Answers2Prayer.org ,