As far as possible I must live the blueprint life. Jesus Christ lived that kind of life. “The Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does” (John 5:19, NIV). I must not misunderstand—the blueprint life is not rigid command, but expected obedience. Jesus Christ was free to live His own life, otherwise He would not have been fully human. But He chose to live a blueprint life because He loved the Father absolutely, and because only by blueprinting could He ever achieve all that the Father wanted for Him and for others through Him.
The blueprint is God’s best estimate of what I am able to do under His guidance and by His power. So it is not a limiting instrument, but rather, a liberating one. The illusion of freedom is: “I can do it better.” But the misery of freedom is: “I wish I had another chance!”
The blueprint means that the Almighty, all-wise God is my Lover, not my despot. Why else would He bother? His yearning heart devises all that is best for me; yet His fairness and justice allow me to reject His blueprint, if I insist.
Jesus Christ found immense satisfaction in this: “I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do” (John 17:4, NIV). Jesus never sloughed His blueprint; therefore, His work was “finished.” I may slough mine many times and therefore may not finish my work as perfectly as Jesus did. But if I trust my Father and rely on His power, I will “finish” out my life far better than if I had no blueprint at all. My joy is in the psalmist’s assurance: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you” (Psalm 32:8).
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9).
Daily with the King 