For the Glory of Our Father in Heaven

John 17:4

I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.

Jesus Himself declared that His principal work was to be obedient to the will of His Father in heaven.  He did not seek His own glory.  He sought only His Father's glory.  In the process, He did away with Satan, sin and death and He provided for the redemption and the salvation of all men.

Just as Jesus was faithful in completing His work on earth to glorify His Father, He will also be faithful in completing His work in us so that we may glorify Our Father.  We will not experience the complete fullness of His work in us until we meet Our Savior in His eternal kingdom.  But as we surrender to the will of the Father, we can expect to accomplish more here on earth than we can imagine that we are capable of.  And we can be certain that our work will bring glory to Our Father in heaven. 

Be mindful that Satan and our own flesh will come against us as we seek to glorify the Father on earth.   But fear not for the Spirit of the Lord will insure that we overcome the work of the enemy.  We do not need to be concerned about our circumstances, Our Savior will be sufficient.  And it will all be for the glory of The Father.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for the grace that You have given us through Your Son to overcome the world.  We bless the name of Jesus for His faithfulness in completing the good work that You gave Him to do.  We pray that the Holy Spirit will lead us and strengthen us so that we may fully surrender to Your will just as Your Son surrendered His all to You.  May it all be for Your glory, for the glory of Your Son and the glory of the Holy Spirit.  We ask all these things in the name of Jesus Christ, the obedient Son of the Most High God.