Love 2 Love

John 4:31-34 31Meanwhile his disciples urged him, "Rabbi, eat something."
32But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you know nothing about."
33Then his disciples said to each other, "Could someone have brought him food?" 34"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. 3
Dear Friend:
We live in a world today urging our youth to go to college for 4 years to get a degree and learn as much as they can to go out into the world and get a job.
Jesus began to reveal that He was the Messiah at the age of 30, and right away picked his 12 students. Jesus recruited them based on their hearts, just like Mary was picked to be the Mother of Him. He knew everything about each of His students. He even took time to let some of them know He knew where they were before they met face to face and they were amazed that He could know things about them. Part of the attraction for some of them to Jesus was seeing His knowledge. The apostles didn’t know how long they would be in school with Jesus and they certainly didn’t know that their professor would die within 3 years.
As the disciples struggled to understand Jesus they walked by faith and love. The verse above occurred in the Chapter where Jesus meets the women at the well. He offers himself to her as the “Living Water.” After she accepts Jesus and runs off to tell others about Him. The disciples come on the scene and they don’t understand what just happened but they offer Jesus food. They offer love by way of taking care of His physical and Jesus offers love by teaching the spiritual. Jesus replies to their request by saying “my food, is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish the work.” The school of Christianity according to Jesus is written with love in this simple statement:
Do the will of God and finish the work. –God-
Where does that leave you and me? Love your Jesus (the teacher) with all your heart, seek His will and finish the work. Be in the moment! The disciples were in the moment trying to guess what Jesus needed and Jesus was in the moment teaching what is truly important. The disciples had a way to go in school but the “Love 2 Love” connection was there.
Do you have a love connection with Jesus? How often do you concern yourself with this connection? Do you consider yourself to be…
1. Just enrolled
2. Never enrolled?
3. Have been enrolled and learning?
4. Dropped out and lost?

Something to pray about:
Dear Lord: I am (1, 2, 3 or 4 you fill it out). Help me to know and desire more of you. Thank you for loving me. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
Student,
Elaine