Monday, July 23, 2012
An Introduction To My Passion
Are we so disconnected from God that we are unaware of what His heart is for. That He desires to elevate those with nothing but Him. We are so easily entangled by the pleasures of the world, so much so that we can go about our daily lives with little concern for those who are desperate for us to share Jesus with them. Not the Jesus we have created, the gentle teaching Jesus who enlightens us to live better lives for our own pleasure. They are desperate for us to share the empowered Jesus, who healed them from all sorts of disease and death, criticized the corrupted systems of social power, taught about the coming Kingdom which emphasizes abundant living in love, joy, and peace, and He was willing to die to establish this Kingdom.
In John 15 Jesus prays to the Father that we would continue on the work He started, that we would receive the Holy Spirit as our helper, who would empower us to pursue and accomplish the mission He is sending each of us to do. Jesus prayed for us that we may continue the work the Father sent Him to do...
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Depending on God alone is a tough lesson but worth learning. Thanks for the reminder. . .
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