Jesus Loves the Father More Than I Do

This confession may not be so shocking. In fact, you might be thinking, "duh!" But I had to admit it nonetheless.

Jesus does love the Father more than me. His words (and His example) tell me so: "I don't have much more time to talk to you [disciples], because the [devil] approaches. He has no power over me, but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father" (John 16:30-31).

To be honest, I'm usually motivated to obey God so that things will go well for me. Self-advancement, self-protection, self-promotion are my typical goals. But not so with Jesus. Obeying His Father meant self-denial, self-abasement, and self-destruction. Death would be the ultimate outcome for His obedience.

I believe that I'm called to become a mirror-image of Jesus. Every day that I live I am called to put aside my selfish ambition, shoulder my cross, and follow Jesus (Luke 9:23). That means that every day gives me more and more opportunities to show the world how much I love God. Pray that I recognize and seize these moments. Pray that you will too.