John 14:31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
Another version NASB says: 31 but so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. Get up, let us go from here.
Jesus was indicating a “rest” work where He only did what Our Heavenly Father commanded. Isn’t that much better than doing things on our own hoping Our Heavenly Father would bless our acts? Jesus made the best use of time and resources. Unfortunately, I burned up a lot of resources over the years when I could have simply waited to get the Word from Our Heavenly Father, but it’s all part of the maturing process.
Jesus continued in John 15 instructing us that Love and Joy Perfected:
9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. 12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. 14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. 17 These things I command you, that you love one another.
Here we see the flow:
Commandment from Our Heavenly Father to Jesus (Vertical relationship)
Commandment from Jesus to us (Horizontal relationship)
Love one another to the point of laying down your life [or selfish motives] (Horizontal relationship)
Consider this: “all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you”. If you want to know the Divine Intent of Our Heavenly Father, read the words of Jesus. As I continue to say, it’s all about Love. As we start viewing life through the eyes of Agape Love, we can truly Love our enemies as well as see the necessity of the vessels of dishonor. The resistance, the challenges, the adversities all have their place in our maturing process. As Jesus said, Arise to a higher level and let us go from the revelation of the rest work to the fullness of sonship. Let your joy be full and go minister some Love to somebody today.