"I have brought You glory on earth by completing the work You gave Me to do"
(John 17:4).
Have you ever had a big project to do and felt great when you'd finished
the job and it was a big success? The Lord has revealed to us that the
number one thing we are to do is love the Lord our God with all our
heart and to love our neighbor as ourselves. His desire is for us to
know Him and the power of His resurrection. These mandates deal with our
relationship with Him. The fruit of this relationship must then result
in our glorifying Him by completing the work He has given each of us to
do. It will become a by-product of this relationship, not an end in
itself.
What is the work God has called you to do? Jesus never did anything the
Father had not instructed Him to do. He lived in such communion with the
Father that He knew when to turn left and when to turn to the right. Is
it possible to have such a relationship with our heavenly Father? I
think that if it weren't, He would not have given us such an example.
"Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable
things you do not know" (Jer. 33:3). What has He called you to do?
Perhaps you are called to be the best lawyer in your city or the best
advertising executive or the best office worker or assembly line person
in your company. Whatever work He has called you to, He will use you as
His instrument to accomplish something that He has uniquely prepared you
to do.
When our life is complete, what a glorious day it will be if we can each
say, "I have completed the work You gave me to do." This will have
brought great glory to Him.
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