Quote for the Day
“…we must do the work of him who sent me.”
Today's Prayer
Father, this week bring your will to our minds and allow us to hear your voice and walk in your footsteps with your power.
John 9:1-12
John 9:1-12 (NIV)1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”6 Having said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some claimed that he was. Others said, “No, he only looks like him.” But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they demanded.11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”12 “Where is this man?” they asked him. “I don’t know,” he said.
Message
We live in a very confusing world. How our time should be prioritized has become one of the most frustrating and difficult things we must face. Solutions abound both from this world and the church. Books have all the solutions we could ever want if we had the time to read; four easy steps to tranquility; balancing fun, fitness, and faith; finding your way; etc., etc. We are not at a loss for help in this dilemma, yet so many of us are still frustrated and unfocused. Jesus also wanted to teach his disciples about what their time should be spent doing, and he was a living, walking example for them as well as for us. He taught them to pray, to meditate on scripture, and to talk with the Father. He showed them the important things of life. Mostly he taught them about their relationship with the Father, one he had and wanted them to have as well.That relationship resulted in our quote this week from John chapter 9, “…we must do the work of him who sent me.” Let’s be clear, the work is the RESULT of our relationship; our work does NOT create the relationship. As we grow in our relationship with the Father, we begin to see clearly what our work with him entails. The Father continues to work IN, WITH, and THROUGH us as we are shown His will daily. Paul reminds us of this same promise in Colossians 1:29, “To this end I labor, struggling with all HIS energy, which so powerfully works in me.” [emphasis mine]Yes, we must do the work of the Father just as Jesus did. The wonderful part is that the Father grants us HIS power to do HIS will.