Lord, You Are Everything
In the last lesson we saw the apostle John living a life of obscurity in Ephesus. He gave up looking for fame and notoriety. He sought the one who loved him dearly. After all, he was the "beloved disciple". The theme of John's gospel, his epistles, and Revelation center on a common theme - to love and be loved. This was John's main purpose for living.
I want this to be my purpose and passion, too. I want Jesus to become the main focus of my life. I love the quote by Augustine - "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you." The Psalms declare - "Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him." [Psalm 62:1]
Jesus said, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." [John 10:10] The Greek word for full is perisson which means "over and above, more than enough......generally superabundant...much, great." Jesus wants us to have a great life! But we shouldn't confuse this with no challenges, hardships or sufferings.
Christians who have a passion for Jesus look at challenges, hardships and sufferings through the lens of God's Word. Phil. 3:8 NLT declares: Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ.
Today my passion for Christ is at an all time high. I want to serve Him with everything that is in me. Will I, at times, fall short of this goal? Yes. But I cling to the promise - The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. Psalm 24:16 NLT
I want this to be my purpose and passion, too. I want Jesus to become the main focus of my life. I love the quote by Augustine - "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you." The Psalms declare - "Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him." [Psalm 62:1]
Jesus said, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." [John 10:10] The Greek word for full is perisson which means "over and above, more than enough......generally superabundant...much, great." Jesus wants us to have a great life! But we shouldn't confuse this with no challenges, hardships or sufferings.
Christians who have a passion for Jesus look at challenges, hardships and sufferings through the lens of God's Word. Phil. 3:8 NLT declares: Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ.
Today my passion for Christ is at an all time high. I want to serve Him with everything that is in me. Will I, at times, fall short of this goal? Yes. But I cling to the promise - The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. Psalm 24:16 NLT
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