"My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work." (John 4:34)
Jesus was a man on a mission. He didn't come here for a vacation or to get a break from heaven. He came here to get a job done. What drove him and energized him was the will of the Father. It's all he cared about from sunup to sundown. He came to set the example for us--to show us how to live. Jesus gave us a clear, but challenging assignment to finish. Every nation, tribe, people and language must be reached. It's why Jesus came and why he gave his life. It's why he called us into his service. Nothing could distract him, nothing this world could offer had any interest for him. He was king of heaven and lord of the universe. He didn't come here to negotiate a deal. An eternal perspective gave him the ability to dismiss immediately any temptation from the enemy. Jesus hasn't changed. The same Jesus who had only one passion two thousand years ago is the same King on the throne today. He has drafted us for service and he calls us to embrace his vision for the future. He wants to help us see this world for what it really is. This is not a theme park, or a retirement community, or a cruise ship. This is a warzone, and God wants to open our eyes to this reality. He wants to activate our eternal vision. It wasn't easy with the first disciples, and it's not easy now. We are easily distracted by the routines of life--things like lunch, and the rent money due next week. It's all important stuff. We have to eat, and we have to sleep somewhere. But Jesus wasn't worried about it, and he told his disciples not to obsess about it either. He said God knows how to take care of his own. Just follow me, and everything else will follow from there.
Heavenly Father, give us a voracious appetite for the pursuit of your Kingdom.
#onefocus
Jesus was a man on a mission. He didn't come here for a vacation or to get a break from heaven. He came here to get a job done. What drove him and energized him was the will of the Father. It's all he cared about from sunup to sundown. He came to set the example for us--to show us how to live. Jesus gave us a clear, but challenging assignment to finish. Every nation, tribe, people and language must be reached. It's why Jesus came and why he gave his life. It's why he called us into his service. Nothing could distract him, nothing this world could offer had any interest for him. He was king of heaven and lord of the universe. He didn't come here to negotiate a deal. An eternal perspective gave him the ability to dismiss immediately any temptation from the enemy. Jesus hasn't changed. The same Jesus who had only one passion two thousand years ago is the same King on the throne today. He has drafted us for service and he calls us to embrace his vision for the future. He wants to help us see this world for what it really is. This is not a theme park, or a retirement community, or a cruise ship. This is a warzone, and God wants to open our eyes to this reality. He wants to activate our eternal vision. It wasn't easy with the first disciples, and it's not easy now. We are easily distracted by the routines of life--things like lunch, and the rent money due next week. It's all important stuff. We have to eat, and we have to sleep somewhere. But Jesus wasn't worried about it, and he told his disciples not to obsess about it either. He said God knows how to take care of his own. Just follow me, and everything else will follow from there.
Heavenly Father, give us a voracious appetite for the pursuit of your Kingdom.
#onefocus