We get pretty enamored with ourselves sometimes and our ideas and our wishes, to the point that we often lose sight of others and even lose sight of our true focus on our Father in heaven. As you read through the life of Jesus, it’s interesting how often He diverted the focus from Himself to the Father in heaven. “Whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me” (Mark 9:37). “He who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me” (Luke 10:16). “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me” (John 4:34). “I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me” (John 5:30). “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me” (John 12:44-45).
Why am I here? One simple answer: to bring “glory” to my God (Isa. 43:7; 1 Cor. 10:31)! This life is not about me. We see that even in the life of Jesus. He came, first of all, to do the will of the Father. He came, second of all, to save us. It wasn’t about Him! Is my focus on me or on Him?