All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

— Matthew 11:27

14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

— John 1:14, 18

9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily.

10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over every ruler and authority;

— Colossians 2:9-10

6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

— Galatians 4:6

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace and joy to you from Christ.

When we pursue earthly matters and physical nourishment, do we hear Jesus calling us to a richer sustenance? Jesus said His “food”—His deepest source of soul satisfaction—came from doing His Father’s will. Nothing in this world compared to the joy of obeying His Father and completing His assigned work. Jesus also teaches us that physical harvest of this world is far inferior to the spiritual harvest of souls for God’s kingdom. Jesus desires to raise our awareness of people’s spiritual needs and opportunities around us. His words encourage us to set our sights on the spiritual investment in people’s desperate spiritual needs.

Our highest calling is to trust and obey God. Have we experienced that incomparable delight of obeying God? The world offers many brands of supposed satisfaction and fulfillment. We often seek identity and purpose in many worldly things. Jesus helps us realize He has so much more for us than the temporary happiness and fleeting pleasure this world offers. Jesus thrived on doing His Father’s will and He wants us to flourish by pursuing and pleasing God as well.