I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.John 17:4 NIV
Commenting upon the undisciplined life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Barclay writes: “Never did so great a mind produce so little. He left Cambridge University to join the army; he left the army because he could not rub down a horse; he returned to Oxford and left without a degree. He began a newspaper called The Watchman, which lived for ten editions then died. It could be said of him ‘He lost himself in visions of work to be done that always remained to be done.’”
Jesus understood His mission and He never deviated from it. He refused to be the victim of peer pressure or the expectations of others. He sought the approval of one person only – His Father! Just before He assumed public ministry He spent 40 days in the wilderness consulting with His Father. And don’t forget the night He spent in prayer before choosing His 12 disciples. Finally, there was Gethsemane.
Because Jesus was spiritually sharpened by moments alone with the Father, it was never difficult for Him to say “no” to invitations and demands which might have looked good or acceptable to us. Here’s a life-changing insight: you always have the time to do what God wants done. And you don’t burn out in the process. You may not get done what you want done, or what others think needs done. But so what? Your goal should be to reach the end of life and say like Jesus, “I have brought You glory on earth by completing the work You gave me to do.”
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