August 12, 2019: SOAP #3538:  Jeremiah 10-12; John 14

Scripture:  John (NIV) 14:28 [Jesus speaking] “You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. 29 I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe. 30 I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold on me, 31 but the world must learn that I love the Father and that I do exactly what my Father has commanded me. “Come now; let us leave.

Observation:  In John 14-16 we read of Jesus speaking to his disciples just before going to the Garden of Gethsemane where he would be arrested the night before the crucifixion.  In these chapters Jesus, “God the Son,” spoke of the other two members of the trinity.  He spoke of “God the Father” and of “God the Holy Spirit.”

John 3:16 shows us that the Father’s priority was sending Jesus to die for our sins.  In the verse above we see that Jesus’ priority was doing “exactly what the Father commanded Him.”

Application:   I should be as careful to do God’s will as Jesus was in doing His Father’s will.  It is not a “hit or miss” proposition.  It is not an “on again/off again” life.  Reading of the life of Jesus in the Gospels will show me His commitment to the Father.  I need to listen to the Holy Spirit as I read the Bible.  I then then need to listen to the Holy Spirit as I go through my day.  He will show me how to live out my commitment.  The scriptures will become alive in me.

Prayer:  Holy Spirit, I need your presence and guidance to faithfully live the life you intend for me.  Find me committed like Jesus.  Anoint me to minister like Jesus and for His glory.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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