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This week’s Moment of Truth: John 6:38 — "For I have come down from heaven not to do my will, but to do the will of Him who sent me."

Jesus had one mission on this earth: obey the Father. Not negotiate with Him. Not do what felt fair. Obey.

As His followers, our mission is to do His will — and when we do, we experience a peace of mind that goes far beyond our circumstances, even in a hard world.

Colonel Richard J. Mendelow (Ret) found that out during a home project that didn’t go as planned. The crew put in a long, hard day’s work, and over the course of it, some real damage was done to his property. When they were finishing up, the man responsible didn’t try to hide it — he was upfront about it and clearly worried about what it might cost him.

Richard was frustrated. That part of his property had just been fixed the week before, and now it needed fixing again. But he thought about the parable of the servant who was forgiven a huge debt — then turned around and had someone thrown in prison over a debt that was tiny by comparison. Richard didn’t want to be that man. So he covered the cost himself instead of holding the man responsible. And he walked away with peace. Not the peace the world offers. The peace that comes from doing what God wants, not what he was owed.

Have you ever known — really known — that God wanted something different from you than what the world says you’re owed? Did you do it anyway?

Next time someone owes you something — money, an apology, a debt of any kind — ask the one question that actually matters: What is the loving thing to do?

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God bless & Semper fi,

Colonel Richard J. Mendelow (Ret)