A Reflection On Mission

When I need to focus on God’s will for my life

Mission statements abound in this world, but few institutions or people really live up to them. But Jesus declared that His mission statement has become reality. All that the Father has given Him to do, He has done.

Jesus did not preach to everyone in the world. He did not heal everyone, and He did not go everywhere. He didn’t try to do more than He was assigned. When He ascended into heaven, there was still—and there remains today—much work to be done. But Jesus focused on the work that God had given Him to do, and He accomplished it. He didn’t stray from His mission.

One day we will approach the end of our lives and stand before the Father. Will we be able to say, as Jesus did, “I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do”? Is Jesus our model as we seek the will of God and minister in this world? May we be single-minded as we discern God’s will for our lives and devote ourselves to accomplishing it by the power of His Spirit.

I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.

John 17:4