Christians that have encountered Christ and haven given their life to Him are ready to do the will of God. That is why they give their life to Him. There are some that come to Christ and have a greater understanding of being sold out for Christ than others. That is evident in scripture when Jesus told some that wanted to follow him that they had to give up this or that and they didn't want to give up their desires to follow him.
Many are saying I want to be justified before God, but I don't want to be set apart from this world. Thanks for the sacrifice and all, but I am not willing to give you every aspect of my life even though you did for me. Some that come to faith in Christ do desire to get to it. They want to start doing whatever it is that Christians are to do in this world and they have so many questions.
Jesus was at a well with a Samaritan women (John 4) when he let her know that he was the Messiah and her response was to run and tell everyone in the town. The apostles returned just as she was leaving to go tell the good news (gospel) and they were wondering why he was talking to a woman and a Samaritan half breed at that. But they didn't say anything to Jesus about the questions they had. Jesus knew what they were thinking. It was not custom for Jews to speak with Samaritan people much less a female Samaritan.
The apostles had accomplished what they had set out to do and they wanted Jesus to take part of the food they brought. The amazing thing was is that Jesus didn't take the food.
Wait a minute. We are apostles and this is what we were to do. We needed to get food and you need to eat it because we made such a sacrifice to go get the food and lay it before you. The apostles had to have headaches from the sour expressions that kept having to make about what Jesus was doing at the well and the fact that he was not reaping the benefits of what work the apostles had done.
Jesus, on the other hand, was in another mind-set. A girl that he had created had just come to know that he was the Messiah and was running to tell an entire town the great news (gospel).
When the apostles asked him to eat he said he was full already of food that they knew nothing about. Once again the apostles have to wrinkle their foreheads in confusion. Jesus went on to say that his food was doing the will of the father. He continued by letting the apostles know that you are going to reap a great harvest. A harvest that others had labored for.
Once again the apostles are wondering what in the world Jesus is talking about and they want to know what to do next.
Christians everywhere would to good to sell out to Christ. When they do they will worship in spirit and truth. When one is sold out, food will not even take priority over the harvest. Do not allow the pleasantries of this world take priority over God's will. We find God's will by reading scripture.
What do we do?
REAP by spreading the good news (gospel) that the Messiah has come and he is coming again.
