The Life Goals of Jesus Christ

 Jennifer Lynn Joy © 2003

1. SAY & SPEAK

John 12:49 - “For I have not spoken on my own authority; but the FATHER who sent me gave me a command, what I should SAY and what I should SPEAK!”

Greek Definition of SAY/SPEAK: answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, speak, tell. 

Are we willing to speak what the Holy Spirit speaks to our spirits when HE gives us the unction to do so? To step out in faith and courage so that JESUS may be glorified.

2. HEAR

John 8:47 – “He who is of GOD, hears God’s words, therefore you do not HEAR because you are not of GOD.”

Greek definition of HEAR: hear, give audience, understand.

We hear thousands of sounds daily, the most important being the voice of GOD! If the sound of the voice of the LORD is not the most important sound you hear daily….why not?

3. DO

John 4:34 – “JESUS said to them, ‘My food is to DO the will of HIM who sent me, and to finish HIS work.’”

Greek Definition of DO: abide, cause, commit, continue without delay, perform, provide, work, ordain, purpose, execute, fulfill, give.

A friend and I were traveling from Canada back to Oregon and we stopped in Marysville, Washington at a small fellowship of believers. A teenage girl came up to me and asked me to pray for her. Cautiously she shared that she had been diagnosed with epilepsy, which meant she couldn’t drive, which meant she couldn’t work.  Discouragement was the garment she was wearing. I asked her name. “Jade” she replied.  As I have no answers of my own, I asked the LORD, what about this? HE said clearly, “Misdiagnosis.” So, I shared with Jade what the LORD had said and suggested that she go back to the doctor for another test. The LORD asked me to give Jade the sterling silver rose ring that I was wearing as a reminder that the LORD had met her in that place. Tears filled her eyes and spilled down her cheeks. “My middle name is Rose,” she whispered. A few weeks later an email arrived confirming the word of the LORD that she was misdiagnosed and there was no evidence of epilepsy.  GLORY TO GOD!

It is just about JESUS and what HE has for HIS people. To hear the voice of the LORD and speak what HE is saying to bring encouragement and hope to the discouraged and lost.

4. SEEK

John 5:30 – “I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is righteous because I do not SEEK my own but the will of the FATHER who sent me.”

Greek Definition of SEEK: desire, endeavor, seek after. Hebrew Definition of SEEK: to worship.

Are you a God Seeker? Does HIS presence fill your life more than any other presence? Are you the most comfortable in the presence of GOD or the presence of others? Is your heart and spirit riveted to HIS will?

5. PLEASE

John 8:29 – “And HE who sent me is with me, The FATHER has not left me alone, For I always do those things that PLEASE HIM!”

Greek Definition of PLEASE: To be agreeable

Are we GOD pleasers or people pleasers? It is easy to tell. Do you care more about what GOD thinks about what you are doing or saying or do you care more about what people think about what you are doing or saying? It is a matter of the heart.

6. KEEP HIS WORD

John 8:55 – “Yet you have not known HIM, but, I know HIM. And if I say, I do not know HIM, I shall be a liar, like you…..but I do know HIM and KEEP HIS WORD.”

Greek definition of KEEP: to guard from loss, keeping an eye on it, to hold fast.

We have been given the Holy Bible with the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST as a guide for righteous holy living. Just a few minutes a day reading the Scriptures, trusting the revelation of the Holy Spirit and experiencing the presence of GOD will make such a huge difference in your life!

7. KNOW THE FATHER

John 10:15 – “As the FATHER knows me, even so I KNOW the FATHER, and I lay down my life for the sheep.”

Greek definition of KNOW: to understand, to have knowledge, to be aware of, to be resolved, to perceive.

Do you know the FATHER? Do you know the SON, JESUS? Do you know the HOLY SPIRIT? They are always available 24/7!

8. FINISH THE WORK

John 17:4 – “I have glorified you on earth, I have finished the work which you have given me to do.”

Greek Definition of FINISH: accomplish, complete, fulfill, make perfect. Greek Definition of WORK: deed, labor, occupation.

Jesus did not use the terminology of "I feel" as a motivation for his obedience unto HIS FATHER. It was not about his personal human feelings, it was about immediate obedience. My friend Charles Fletcher says it this way, "You cannot out logic emotion." It is only when we submit our soul (mind, will and emotions) and our flesh to the Spirit of the Living GOD are we positioned to walk in obedience to HIM. Most of us have difficulty finishing simple household tasks let alone doing something GOD asks. We need to practice discipline so that when the LORD requests something of us, we will be accountable to finish the task for HIS GLORY!

9. SEE

John 5:19 –“And JESUS answered and said to them, most assuredly, I say to you the son can do nothing of HIMSELF, but what HE sees the FATHER do, for whatever HE does, The Son also does in like manner.”

Greek Definition of SEE: discern, consider, perceive, look on, behold.

A few of years ago one of my son’s friends died in a skiing accident. They were fraternity brothers. Shawn said, “Mom, I have made that same fall 100 times, he should not have died.”  When I asked, “Was he a Christian?” Shawn said that he didn’t know for sure. 

Have we come to a place in our lives where we are willing to risk and willing to love someone else enough to ask the questions - about salvation, eternal life and JESUS!

Perhaps you might ask someone today - Do you know JESUS?

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