And Jesus said, I have come . . . , remember how He came? Remember the pain of the nails driven into His flesh, the thorns pounded into His skull until his face was painted red by His blood, remember how his back was ripped to the bone, by the whip? Remember the PRICE HE PAID. And this was to give US LIFE, MORE ABUNDANTLY! How rude, and foolish for us NOT to live this life! It would be like being invited out to a nice restaurant by someone wealthy and who wanted to bless us with a wonderfully abundant feast. To go there and nibble at the salad, or take a bite of a roll and say, No thanks, I don’t want your lobster, steak, whatever, I don’t even want a doggie bag, THROW IT AWAY! If we AREN’T living the abundant life of Jesus, that’s what we’re doing to HIM! Let’s give ourselves a test, to see how we’re doing at living this Abundant Life of Jesus. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10, being Life More Abundantly, and 1 being the worst, most unhappy kind of life, where are YOU? If you’re a 10, you are more than a conqueror, you are bold, unstoppable, in Jesus, you are doing great exploits, you are in Control, you are Joyful, and Successful in every area of life. Paul said, Rejoice in the Lord always. (Doesn’t that bother you? Doesn’t Paul know that bad things happen to good people? Doesn’t Paul know that sometimes life has a way of DUMPING on us?) If you’re a 10, however you ARE rejoicing ALWAYS! But, if you’re a 1, you fail at EVERYTHING. You’re like the guy that went out to kill himself. He took gasoline, a rope and a gun, went to a tree that went out over a lake. He tied the rope on a branch, put it around his neck, and doused himself with gasoline. He then, lit the gas, jumped off over the lake, and shot the gun. The gun hit the rope, he fell into the lake putting out the fire almost before it got started, and, since it was shallow, didn’t drown. He crawled out on shore, mutterring, I can’t do anything right. 1, you feel so bad, you want to die. You know rationally, things may not be so bad, but you feel so depressed, you wish you were dead. I’ve felt like this -- I think everyone has. Well, where are you? Be honest. Are you an 8, living pretty well, mostly happy? Are you a 6, pretty happy, but with a lot of sadness. Are you a 4, mostly, unhappy, messing up, failing. Are you a 2, nothing works out for you? Most people put themselves below 5. If you’re not a 10, this Promise is for you!
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 02:04:38 +0000
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