Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer

August 2: 2Kings 21; 2Chronicles 33; John 4

Scripture: John (NIV) 4:30 The people came out of the town and made their way toward Jesus. 31 His disciples were saying to him, “Rabbi, eat something!” 32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” 33 Then his disciples asked each other, “Did someone bring him food?” 34 Jesus said, “My food is to do what my Father sent me to do. My food is to finish his work.”

Observation: Jesus got physical satisfaction out of “finishing” the Father’s work. It was such a pleasure to be engaged in the Father’s work that Jesus forgot his physical body was hungry. He was doing what he had been sent to do! He was telling these people about His Father! (Note earlier in this chapter.) What the Father had begun in creation, Jesus was in the process of completing. Man had been created for fellowship with God. God enjoyed the walks with Adam and Eve in the garden. Now God, the Son, was enjoying interacting with these Samaritans.

Application: I too have the privilege of doing my Father’s work. People around me were created to have fellowship with the Father. Jesus came to make that possible by dying to remove the sin barrier. Now I can help finish His work in their lives by telling them about my Father and what His Son has done for them. I too can experience the joy of spiritual satisfaction that overrides physical hunger.

Prayer: Lord, to bring joy to your heart—to do your will—that is my priority. Knowing that you are pleased with me brings joy to my heart, at times so much that I do not notice my physical hunger. Amen

Pastor Leon

Making friends for time and eternity!