Read: John 8:25-32

               He who sent Me is with Me. The

               Father has not left Me alone,

               for I always do those things

               that please Him. -John 8:29
      John P. Robinson, often called America’s “time guru,”

    claims that people today sleep more than they think they

    do.  He says that though they have more leisure time

    than ever, they still report feeling “stressed, rushed,

    and crunched for time.”
      Robinson calls this problem “Over-choice.”  It’s

    caused by the sheer number of options available to fill

    our time and the wearying realization that no matter

    what we choose to do, we are leaving something undone.

    If our identity is defined by activity, we operate on

    the principle, “The more we do, the more we are.”  We

    are exhausted, and we are the reason.
      If Jesus hadn’t focused on doing His Father’s will, He

    too could have been overwhelmed by all the needy people

    and demanding tasks He faced.  But instead of frenzied

    activity, Christ personified the focused life in

    everything He did.  He said, “He who sent Me is with Me.

    The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those

    things that please Him” (Jn. 8:29).
      Each day, Jesus sought to know His Father’s will as He

    moved purposefully to the cross.  There, He finished all

    that God had given Him to do.  Today, our heavenly

    Father invites us to focus on Him for the wisdom and

    strength to complete the work He has given to us.

    -David C. McCasland
        God’s will is peace and plenty and the power

         To be and have the best that He can give,

        A mind to serve Him and a heart to love Him.

  The faith to die with, and the strength to live. -Waelty
                    KEEP FOCUSED ON GOD

      AND YOU’LL SEE CLEARLY WHAT HE WANTS YOU TO DO.
    OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1998 by Radio Bible Class,

    Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.