Tag Archives: the book of John

“’My food,’ said Jesus, ‘is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.'”  (John 4:34, NIV)

As we’ve been told before: We need to be careful of what we eat.  Over time, what we consume eventually consumes us.

Jesus said that His “food” was: (1) To do the will of His Father and; (2) To finish His work.

What is it that energizes you?  What is it that were you to have to do without, you would die?  By definition, this is our “food.”

As followers of Jesus, we should have the exact same motivation that He did.  To require anything else assures spiritual malnutrition and the risk of being consumed by unworthy ambitions.

In Matthew 6:33, Jesus tells us to “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these [other] things [we so eagerly seek, including literal food] will be added [provided] to us.” (Note: Bracketed words are my amplifications.)  – Luther

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“I have chosen you.”  (John 15:16a, KJV )

Today, a reminder from Oswald Chambers’ devotional, “My Utmost for His Highest”: “Keep that note of greatness in your creed. It is not that you have got God, but that He has got you.”   – Luther

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“When Peter saw him (John), he asked, ‘Lord, what about him?’ Jesus answered, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.’” (John 21:21-22, NIV)

As disciples, our heavenly Father has an assignment for each of us.

It is humanly natural to compare, to contrast, and to compete — but such characteristics have no place in the fellowship of God’s people.  We who belong to God must, instead, strive to cooperate, to collaborate, and to cheer-on all others working with God — even if we don’t comprehend what it is they have been assigned to do by our Lord.

If we don’t see it, what is that to us? We do see Jesus, and it is Him we must follow.

Anything more is a diversion, and anything less is a distraction.  Stay focused.  – Luther

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