We are familiar with the incident in the life of Jesus when, at the age of twelve, he went missing, as far as Joseph and Mary were concerned. They found him in the temple and when they asked him why he was there he told them that they should have realised that he would be about his Father's business. That statement reveals his priority at that time, and it was his priority throughout his life. This priority to perform the Father's will caused him to go the cross and pay the penalty for sins.
His priority has not changed, even although he is in a very different place, now exalted in heaven. Even on the throne of God, his aim always is to fulfil the will of his Father. He is still the Father's Agent, the Father's Servant. His goal, as Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15, is eventually to present the restored kingdom to his Father. That will be a wonderful day when we observe another task that he will have completed perfectly.
Jesus said on one occasion that it was the will of his Father that none of those given to him by the Father would be lost. Therefore, we can easily realise how determined Jesus is at all times to ensure that such a thing does not happen. As the Good Shepherd, he has his eyes always on each one of his sheep living in this world. They will find themselves in difficult situations, and in some of them they will wonder if things will work out fine. But they will, because Jesus is determined that all of his people will be safe.
His determination involves taking each of his people to glory by the way that he knows is best. At times, they will wonder if that is the case, but they should remind themselves that he knows the best way for each of them to get there. And if we are not yet his people, he invites such to follow him, and should they do so, they will discover how determined he is to take those who trust in him to heaven.
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