When God became man: Day 9

The purposes of His coming: To do the will of God the Father

For I have come down from Heaven, not to do My own will but the will of Him who sent me (John 6:38).

God the Son came not only to represent God the Father with exactness but to perform the Father’s will at the Father’s direction. Jesus did not leave us to wonder what He was referring to when He cited the will of God. In the two verses that follow, Jesus said, “This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.” The Son came to earth as an infant because it was the Father’s will. Even then, the Father had a people for His Son whom the Lord Jesus would resurrect as a result of their trust in Him.

Song: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”