-- John 17:4
I have glorified You on the earth.
I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.


The Lord Jesus Himself was given only a few short years on earth to accomplish the entire plan of redemption. Talk about a long "to do" list! Yet, at the end of His life, Jesus was able to lift His eyes to His Father and say, "I have glorified Thee on the earth: I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do" (John 17:4).

I find that truly amazing. Rarely can I say at the end of the day that I have completed the work I set out to do that day. ... How was it possible for Jesus to finish His life's work -- especially in such a short period of time?

In Jesus' Words, we find a clue -- a powerful Truth that sets us free from bondage of hurry and frustration about all we have to do. Notice what work Jesus completed in the thirty-three years He was here on the earth: "I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do." That is the secret. Jesus didn't finish everything His disciples wanted Him to do. (Some of them were hoping He would overthrow the Roman government!) He didn't finish everything the multitudes wanted Him to do. (There were still people who were sick and lonely and dying.) But He did finish the work that God gave Him to do.

-- Nancy Leige DeMoss


God's Work done God's Way will never lack God's Supply.
~ Hudson Taylor

The safest place to be is within the Will of God. ~ Unknown


-- Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

-- Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

-- John 4:31-34
31 Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Him, "Rabbi, have something to eat." 32 Jesus told them, "I have Food to eat that you don’t know about." 33 The disciples asked each other, "Did someone bring Him something to eat?"
34 Jesus told them, "My Food is to do what the One who sent Me wants Me to do and to finish the work He has given Me.

-- John 12: 26-28
26 Whoever serves Me must follow Me; and where I am, My servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves Me. 27 Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name." Then a Voice came from heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again."

-- John 15:5, 8-10
5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. ...... 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. 9 As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

-- John 17:4, 9-11
4 "I have glorified You on the earth.
I have finished the work which You have given Me to do."
9 I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by the power of Your name -- the name You gave me -- so that they may be one as we are One.

-- Ephesians 3:7
I became a servant of this Gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power.

-- 1 Corinthians 9:16-17
16 Yet when I preach the Gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel! 17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.

-- Acts 20:24
But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the Gospel of the grace of God.

-- Philippians 3:13-14
13 Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

-- Hebrews 12:1-2
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now He is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

-- 2 Timothy 1:14
Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious Truth that has been entrusted to you.

-- 2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race,
I have kept the Faith.

-- Titus 3:4-8
4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of Rebirth and Renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 Whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. +++ 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable for everyone.

-- 1 Thessalonians 1:2-5
2 We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. 3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that He has chosen you, 5 because our Gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.

-- 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
11 Therefore we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of His call. May He give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. 12 That way the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored among you. Then, because of the good will of Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, you will be honored by Him.

-- 2 Corinthians 13:14
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.


I have a great need for Christ; I have a Great Christ for my need. ~ Spurgeon

God's answers are wiser than our prayers. ~ Unknown

The winds of God are always blowing, but you must set the sails. ~ Unknown

Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. - German Proverb

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.' ~ Billy Graham

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking only to learn that it is God shaking them. ~ Charles West

Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. ~ Elizabeth Bibesco

Either the Bible will keep you away from sin, or sin will keep you away from the Bible. ~ C. S. Lewis

God’s wounds cure, sin’s kisses kill. ~ William Gurnall

There are four kinds of church members: the tired, tireless, tiresome and retired. ~ Unknown

We are consecrated and dedicated to God; therefore, we may not hereafter think, speak, meditate, or do anything but with a view to His glory. We are God’s; to Him therefore, let us live and .... ~ John Calvin

Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. ~ C. S. Lewis