Thoughts for another day

May 7, 2013.

Today's verse: John 4:34. “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” (NIV – copyright ack.)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

By far the clearest understanding of the essential ingredient in a Christian’s life is given us by Jesus Christ in our Scripture above.  Now we know Jesus was very clear about His purpose of coming to earth and that was to do His Father’s work which was being the ‘Lamb of God.’  Now in the process of being the Lamb of God, He also had the task of preaching the Good News.  This was so critical to Jesus and He was so absorbed in it that even though He had compassion for the people who accompanied Him for both His Words and His works, the reason why He multiplied the loaves and fishes, He Himself is never said to have felt hungry demanding bread.  Food for Him was just the completion of the task His Father assigned Him.

As a Christian, if I want to know God’s will for my life, I have it in our Scripture – He wants me to perform His will in my life and that would largely mean preaching the Good News just as His Son Jesus did and for that He has amply equipped me.  Above all, He has given me His Holy Spirit to ensure I don’t err and I don’t succumb to the ways of the world or the dangers inherent in my mission of preaching the Good News. 

My friend, never make the mistake that God, doesn’t want us to take the Good News to the nations.  Some of us are content thinking there’re specialized Ministers and their ministries which will do the work and I can give them some crumbs and they’ll do it on my behalf.  Some believe priests and nuns are there for the job and they aren’t required to labor.  This is erroneous as I have to do my work for every worker must do his work or he isn’t eligible for his pay.  God has ordained, in and through the command of His Majesty, the King of kings and Lord of lords, Jesus Christ, that we take the Good News to the world.  We would be ready to do it for a king on earth but we hesitate to do it for the Greatest King ever.  Means we need to change our thinking and be of the same spirit as in Jesus Christ and over a period of time by His Grace, our attitude should be like Him in saying, My food is to do the will of my Father in heaven and be a part of His redeeming work.  Amen.’