βJesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to finish His workβ (John 4:34).
Here in John 4, the Lord was just beginning His ministry, but He already had His eye on the finish line. What a great example for us! It is so easy to get caught up in the details of everyday life and give little or no thought to lifeβs end. As Pastor Stam used to say, βMost people live for this life as if it were never going to end, and they live for the next life as if it were never going to begin, when the very opposite is the case!β Too often this is true of Godβs people as well.
Of course, as grace believers we are not just interested in what the Lord Jesus would do. Since we follow Paul as he followed Christ (I Cor. 11:1), we look to Paul as our example. But this is how he lived his life as well! He talked about how it was his goal, as he says, to βfinish my courseβ (Acts 20:24). He too lived his life with his eye on the finish line!
If you are wondering what it means to live like this, notice that the Lord said that while on lifeβs journey, He made it His βmeatβ to do Godβs will. The Bible word βmeatβ speaks of food of any kind, and food is the most important thing in your physical life. Thus the Lord was saying that continuing to do the will of His Father was the most important thing in life, and the way to live with the finish line in view.
How about you, dear Christian friend? Are you living your life with your eye on the finish line? It is important to notice that while the Lord talked about the finish line at the beginning of His ministry, Paul spoke of it as he neared the end of his life. And so if you are a young Christian, it is not too early to start living with the finish line in view, and if you are a βseasoned citizenβ in the kingdom of God, it is not too late! source
