Judges 2: 6-23, Judges 3, John 4: 27-42, Psalm 70
John 4:34 (ESV)
“Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who
sent me and to accomplish his work.”
Verse 34 from John 4 is a teaching from Christ I wish I had.
In this verse, Jesus is saying that doing the will of God and finishing the
work is like eating food that satisfies him. When I first read this interpretation
of this verse in a bible commentary, the first thing that came to mind was I never
think of doing God’s will and completing the task as satisfying as food. Doing
God’s will has always been a chore to me, something I know I have to do because
of my faith and obedience to God. But it has rarely even been as satisfying as
a good meal. I don’t get that kind of satisfaction. I think I feel a sense of
relief that I was able to do God’s will, and maybe even a sense of pride in myself
that I did it and finished it. But satisfying? Very rarely.
But I think I need to change my attitude about doing God’s
will. My pastor preached this Sunday that we need to try to live our life as
Christians and become more like Christ. If I want to be more like Christ, I
think I need to try to find satisfaction in doing God’s will and completing whatever
that task requires. I don’t think this is going to be an easy lift, but I’m willing
to try. I will probably have to pretend that doing God’s will is as satisfying
as food at first, until it does become satisfactory. I think I can at least start
with doing 10 minutes of God’s will every day with the attitude that what I am
doing is as satisfying as a good meal. It’s a small amount of time, but I think
it’s a good start.
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