Recall:
John 6:38-40 (The Message)
I came down from heaven not to follow my own whim but to accomplish the will of the One who sent me.
“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.”
Reflect:
Peterson was very free with the paraphrase of this verse, but man what good stuff. It doesn't get any clearer than this. Jesus came to do God's will. And God's will is that everything and everyone gets put together upright and whole. God's will is that everyone has real, eternal, abundant life.
Respond:
Our faith is real and practical. We have made it ethereal and impractical. In my preaching, but more importantly in my life, I need to be following the example of Jesus, I need to be manifesting the will of God.
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