Vessels for Glory

but so that the world may know

that I love the Father, I do 

exactly as the Father has 

commanded Me.  Get up

let us go from here.

John 14:31

(The words of Jesus as He led

His disciples from the upper room

to the Garden of Gethsemane to 

be betrayed.)

I glorified You on the earth,

having accomplished the work

which You have given me to do.

John 17:4

(From the prayer of Jesus the Christ

in the garden of Gethsemane.)

The accomplishment of God's purposes

bring Him glory.  So when His purpose

is accomplished in your life you are

a vessel that brings glory to Him.

When we pray, "Your will be done on

earth as it is in heaven," we are not 

praying for His will to be done in a

vague and general way, but for His

will to be done in a very specific way,

starting with our very lives.  Our submitting

to His will in our life (doing exactly as our 

Father has commanded) accomplishes His 

work which He has given us to do, which then

accomplishes His purposes in our life, and

the result is that He is glorified.  

For we are His workmanship, created in

Jesus Christ for good works, which God

prepared beforehand so that we would

walk in them.

Ephesians 2:10