SCRIPTURE: John (NIV) 6:38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me but raise them up at the last day. 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him hall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
OBSERVATION: The life of Jesus was centered around doing the will of His Father. He was sent on a mission that had been planned before His birth. He faithfully carried out His assignment as the Son of Man. The fulfilled prophecies are proof that He was on target doing what the Father intended.
He fulfilled the prophecies that required His participation (i.e. teaching, healing, etc.). But there are many prophecies over which He had no control (i.e. where He was born, how He was crucified, etc.) Obviously, God the Father was working in the circumstances to insure they were fulfilled.
APPLICATION: I see that every believer’s life has those same aspects. There are things we must do (i.e. confess our sins, believe, etc.). And there are things that only God can do (i.e. fille our hearts with His joy and peace.)
Every day we find our part and His part being worked together to bring miraculous results. Our part is often an act of obedience requiring faith, but we find that doing our part releases Him to do His part!
PRAYER: Lord, find me faithful doing your will. Holy Spirit, help me to be faithfully doing the Lord’s will as He was faithful in doing the Father’s will. Find me faithfully trusting you to work out the final results. May you get all the glory. Amen
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