John 4 - Food for Thought

“34"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” Food is sustaining, empowering, a driving force. If you have no food, you will seek it, for when you are hungry it is hard to focus on anything else. Food also fuels the body, gets the blood flowing taking nutrients to our cells, organs, muscles, brains. It brings our bodies strength and energy to go on. In this verse, the sustaining, empowering, driving force for Jesus is doing God’s will and finishing the job given to Him by God. Is that how we look at God’s will? I must admit, many times I have gone about my day without seeking God’s will, praying for His direction, yearning to complete the tasks given to me by Him; yet on those same days, I ate. Like our desire for food, so should our desire for the Father’s will and work to be done. We must seek God’s will and purpose for our lives DAILY and work our best to get it done.

Lord, please forgive me for not focusing on Your will and work and please help guide me and empower me to complete the work You have for me, so Your will be done. Amen.