John 6:40
You are loved by God and He wants nothing but the best for you… These words are words for you to hang your hat on in the body of Christ… This doesn’t mean that you won’t experience your fair share of ups and downs; this passage just reminds you that the very will of God is that you know Him and that you are saved through His son Jesus Christ… The beginning of this verse says, “And this is the will of Him that sent me…” Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ declares in this verse the will of God before men in this very passage… He informs us that even in the midst of our perverse ways, even while we seek pleasures of this world and turn our backs on the Lord that He desires for us to come to know Him so that we can be saved from the certain death that awaits us… Just yesterday we examined a verse from the psalmist talking about “who is mind that thou are mindful of him…” Make no mistake about it, God wants you to be with Him in glory; however He does not need you to be there (there is a big difference between the two)… God wants you to turn, He wants you to open your eyes, see the path you choose of this world is not the way and trust that He can still bring you out…
This too is important, because some of us believe that we may be too far gone to be saved; however in this passage we are reminded that it doesn’t matter how far you have fallen or how many times you have backslid, it doesn’t matter how many mistakes you have made, the key to your salvation lies in the second part of this verse where Jesus says, “…that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life…” You must see Jesus instead of the temptations that lay before you, you must see Jesus instead of the mountain that is intimidating you and stopping you in your tracks, and you must see Jesus in the midst of your storms so that you can hold on and ride it out… Stop focusing on the problems in your life start focusing on the solution which is Jesus Christ and how He will bring you out… Jesus came here with a purpose! We often say that He came to pay sins’ penalty and be the ultimate sacrifice and this is true. However, He also came here to show us the way to get back into the right fellowship with God. That is why He preached in the synagogues and taught the parables; this is why He performed miracles and gathered the disciples. Christ’s’ mission on this earth was not just to die, but also to teach us that there is life after death; His mission was to show us that there is a path one can travel that will bring him to call heaven his home. We all have seen Christ (some as He walked the earth, others as He has walked with us) and we need to remember that as long as we believe in Him and His sacrifice, we shall be raised up in the last day!!! Understanding that Jesus came to do the will of God lets me know that God has a will and plan for me as well… The bible teaches us that God desires all to be saved and come to know Him more intimately; this passage reminds us that even in the worse of situations or the worst of times we can still draw strength in knowing that God desires us…God’s desire is for us to have Eternal Life; however, one must work in order to receive that gift that has been set aside for them…
This is comparable to the work you perform on your job knowing that this work produces currency for you to support your family and living style… We must work in our faith and that comes when we see Jesus and believe on Him… This is not an easy task and since we are born into this world as sinners this is a task that even grows harder each and every day… The work we must complete to receive Eternal Life is that we must “work the will of Him who has sent you…” This simply means that we must stay the course and do the things that are pleasing in God’s sight… So many of us claim to be a child of God; however, our daily actions would suggest otherwise… It doesn’t help that we preach a gospel that simply says if you believe you will be saved (even though this is true)… God desires your best, He desires to increase your territory and allow you to prosper… Malachi 3:10 says that we are to bring our tithes into the store house and test God by our giving… When we test God the next piece of that passage says that he will open up the windows of heaven and pour out blessings that we will not have room enough to receive… The key to unlock God’s blessings is testing Him (doing His will)… It is true that we are saved when we accept Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior; however, when we stop at the point we never really experience the true love of God and how he can manifest Himself into any and every situation… Jesus death on the cross paved the way to His sovereignty… What is it in your life that you need to (test the Lord in)…? What is it that you need to give up in order to do the will of God…? Jesus gave His very life in order to achieve the will of God… In the end He reigns forever and ever… The more you sacrifice the bigger the reward… The biggest reward God offers is Eternal Life; however, the question is are you ready to do the work in order to receive it; especially knowing that you will not receive it until the last day when Christ returns to this earth and you are raised up from it…
ALL FOR HIS GLORY!
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