Pastor Ricky Kurth
"Jesus saith unto
them, My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to finish His
work" (John 4:34).
in John 4, the Lord was
just beginning His ministry, but He already had His eye on the finish line.
What a great example for us! It is so easy to get caught up in the details of
everyday life and give little or no thought to life’s end. As Pastor Stam used
to say, "Most people live for this life as if it were never going to end,
and they live for the next life as if it were never going to begin, when the
very opposite is the case!" Too often this is true of God’s people as
well.
Of course, as grace
believers we are not just interested in what the Lord Jesus would do. Since we
follow Paul as he followed Christ (I Cor. 11:1), we look to Paul as our
example. But this is how he lived his life as well! He talked about how it was
his goal, as he says, to "finish my course" (Acts 20:24). He too
lived his life with his eye on the finish line!
If you are wondering
what it means to live like this, notice that the Lord said that while on life’s
journey, He made it His "meat" to do God’s will. The Bible word
"meat" speaks of food of any kind, and food is the most important
thing in your physical life. If you don’t believe that, just try going without
it for a few days! This writer has a friend who says that while fasting, he
will sometimes go to the grocery store just to gaze upon food! Thus the Lord
was saying that continuing to do the will of His Father was the most important
thing in life, and the way to live with the finish line in view.
How about you, dear
Christian friend? Are you living your life with your eye on the finish line? It
is important to notice that while the Lord talked about the finish line at the
beginning of His ministry, Paul spoke of it as he neared the end of his life.
And so if you are a young Christian, it is not too early to start living with
the finish line in view, and if you are a "seasoned citizen" in the
kingdom of God, it is not too late!
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