Jesus Came to Do the Will of God

“For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” JOHN 6:38 This is our fourth statement from Jesus about why He came into the world. What is God’s will for your life? What does God want you to do? What does God have in store for you? These are questions that every believer has asked. Much of God’s will is secret (Dt. 29:29). He leads us a step at a time, and we follow Him in discerning the path of wisdom. But here, Jesus gives us an inside look at God’s will, revealing the will and purpose of God for every believer. The Father has given people to His Son. These people come to Jesus, and He receives them: “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” (John 6:37) If you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, you are a gift from God the Father to His Son Jesus Christ. Here is how you can know that this is true: all the people who have been given by the Father come to the Son; so, if you have come to the Son, then you can know for sure that you were given by the Father. Then Jesus makes another remarkable statement about the Father’s will: “And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me.” (John 6:39) In other words, “The Father has given certain people to Me. These people will come to Me, they will look to Me, and they will trust Me as their Saviour and Lord. And I will never let them go.” Aren’t you glad that Jesus came into the world to do the will of God? Written by Colin SmithRead by Sue McLeish www.openthebible.org.uk