"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE CONCERNING THE WILL OF JESUS CHRIST"
John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
John 6:39 “This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
John 6:40 “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”“This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
Some explanatory thoughts/application/questions, and a prayer:
1. Jesus came from heaven to earth.
John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
Please notice that Jesus was in heaven, and then came down from heaven to the earth. Heaven is thought to be above. The Hebrew word for Heaven is Shamayim, which means "the heights" . So, Jesus was in heaven above, but He then came down from heaven to earth. We call this the incarnation. When God became man and dwelt among us. John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
2. Jesus did not come here to do His own will.
John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
Jesus explains that the purpose of His coming to earth was not to do His own will ( which He had by the way ) but, rather it was to do the will of the Father who sent Him to the earth.
Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” The Word serve means, to minister unto, to be an attendant, to wait upon, to attend to anything that may serve another's interests. And of course, His greatest act of servanthood, was His death on the cross for our sins.
3. Jesus came to earth to do the will of Him who sent Him.
John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
Being a servant, Jesus's mission was to do the will of the Father. So, He came not to do His will, but the will of another, even of God the Father, our Father in heaven. How wonderful and interesting it is, to consider that our Lord and master while He was here, was actually here serving His Father. What an example for us.
4. Jesus came to receive those given Him by the Father.
John 6:39 “This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
Now Jesus explains in some detail what the Father's will was for Jesus, and what it is even today.
Here it is. All that the Father would give to Jesus, (those who would believe) that Jesus would not lose one of them. Wow. What a comforting truth from God. We who have believed are said to be those that are given by the Father to Jesus. And, Jesus who has received us is telling us that He will not lose even one. The word lose means, to perish, destroy, be lost. To be ruined and to be destroyed.
So, we have been given to Jesus, and His will is to make sure we are safe and sound with Him. Thank You Jesus.
1 Peter 1:5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
5. Jesus's mission was not to lose any who were given to Him, but to raise them up on the last day.
John 6:39 “This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
Not only are we given to Jesus, and His mission was and is not to lose any of us, but also that He would raise us up at the last day. So, We are given by the Father to Jesus. Jesus receives us and holds us. And, then at the last day, Jesus is going to raise up our bodies from the dead.
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
6. Jesus explains further detail about the will of God.
John 6:40 “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”“This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
For all who believe, we have received everlasting life, and are promised to be raised on the last day. We are also promised that Jesus will not lose any of those who believe. ( in fact, in these verses, He has said this twice )
So, we have believed, and have received everlasting life. We have believed and have the promise from Jesus that two things are going to happen.
(1) We will not be lost by Jesus.
(2) We will be raised up on the last day.
Some questions:
1. Are you looking for an example to follow in your life? Jesus would be the best one there is.
2. We have the choice to do our will, or to do God's will. Which do you think is better to do?
3. How would you describe your life at this time? Are you doing your will, or God's Will?
4. How does it make you feel to know that the Father has given you to Jesus to keep and to hold?.
5. Do you ever worry if your going to make it to heaven?
6. These verses, ought to bring you great comfort. Are you believing them?
A prayer:
Father, thank You for this beautiful Gospel of John. And, thank You for sending Jesus, and thank You Jesus for coming to the earth. Father, thank You for giving us to Jesus. And, Jesus, thank You for receiving us, and for promising to hold onto us, and not lose us. Thank You also Lord, that we have Your promise that we will be raised up, in the last day. In Jesus name. Amen,
Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia.
