Jesus' Use of Scripture
Jesus' Mission on Earth
John 6:35-40
The Message
35-38 Jesus
said, “I am the Bread of Life. The person who aligns with me hungers no
more and thirsts no more, ever. I have told you this explicitly because
even though you have seen me in action, you don’t really believe me.
Every person the Father gives me eventually comes running to me. And
once that person is with me, I hold on and don’t let go. I came down
from heaven not to follow my own whim but to accomplish the will of the
One who sent me.
39-40 “This, in a nutshell, is that will: that everything handed over to me by the Father be completed—not a single detail missed—and at the wrap-up of time I have everything and everyone put together, upright and whole. This is what my Father wants: that anyone who sees the Son and trusts who he is and what he does and then aligns with him will enter real life, eternal life. My part is to put them on their feet alive and whole at the completion of time.”
39-40 “This, in a nutshell, is that will: that everything handed over to me by the Father be completed—not a single detail missed—and at the wrap-up of time I have everything and everyone put together, upright and whole. This is what my Father wants: that anyone who sees the Son and trusts who he is and what he does and then aligns with him will enter real life, eternal life. My part is to put them on their feet alive and whole at the completion of time.”
For Reflection
What
is the will of God? We assign all kinds of inexplicable events
(sometimes unwisely) to the will of God. Was it the will of God that
our friend died an untimely death, or that one so young is suffering
with brain cancer, or our nation was attacked because of our immoral
behavior?
Somehow I doubt it! As John has put it, what God wants is that all will be reconciled to God. With the example of Christ and with His advocacy for us and guidance from the Holy Spirit, we humans can be transformed into a God-centered life. As stewards of Gods creation, God's will is that we act with the love and compassion of the Father, follow the Father's wisdom, live justly and work for justice. God's will is that we do our part, trusting God, so that at the completion of our time we have been faithful servants and at the completion of God's time we are all alive and whole.
Somehow I doubt it! As John has put it, what God wants is that all will be reconciled to God. With the example of Christ and with His advocacy for us and guidance from the Holy Spirit, we humans can be transformed into a God-centered life. As stewards of Gods creation, God's will is that we act with the love and compassion of the Father, follow the Father's wisdom, live justly and work for justice. God's will is that we do our part, trusting God, so that at the completion of our time we have been faithful servants and at the completion of God's time we are all alive and whole.
Pray
Kneel before God. Pray prayers of confession, repentance, obedience, praise and thanksgiving. Pray to serve God.
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