Jesus, the author of life itself, beautifully summarized His autobiography in one sentence, when He said For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. (John 6:38)
Jesus’ autobiography, while succinct speaks volumes and throws light on two important facts, viz.
- Place – from where Jesus came and the
- Purpose – for his coming.
Jesus came from heaven and this is important because no one has gone to heaven except Him who descended from heaven (John 3:13) and this reflects the preexistence of Jesus from the very beginning.
Jesus came to do the will of God the Father who sent Him, and not His own. His purpose in life was to fulfill what God has sent Him for, which is not to lose anyone, but to save all (John 6:39), by raising them all from the condition of death due to sin (Matthew 1:21).
Point(s) to ponder:
- Shouldn’t we who belong to heaven as co-heirs with Jesus when we believe in Him, also have the same purpose in our lives? Shouldn’t our life’s goal (purpose) be to do the will of God by saving all, and losing no one, by pointing them to Jesus, the one from heaven who came with the purpose to fulfill the will of God?
- What will your (auto)biography be in a sentence?
I pray that I can say of myself (auto-) or that it would be said of me (biography),
I, Mano, a redeemed sinner, saved by the grace of God alone, came to be a compass to all in darkness so that all may see the glorious beauty of Jesus Christ, the only True Light, my Savior.
John 6:38-39 (KJV)
38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39 And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
