In John 10:10 it says, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
We seem to like that last part about how Jesus came to give life and life more abundant. Many have preached on that verse, some say nothing bad will ever happen to us. Others say we should have all the finer things in life and others say we should have overflowing peace and joy.
Everyone seems to have their own idea of what a more abundant life looks like. The thing that worries me is, with some of the teachings out there, it causes people to be selfish. They make it all about them.
We must never forget the One who purchased that abundant life on the Cross. When we stay focused on Jesus, suddenly it’s not about us or the things we desire.
It’s about using the abundance that the Lord has given to us and live more abundantly for Him. Whatever abundant looks like in your life, if it’s joy, love and peace, how are you going to use that to live more abundantly for the Lord? If you have abundance in your finances, how are you going to use that to live more abundantly for Jesus?
When we make Him the goal and living for Him the priority, we will not get prideful about the abundance in our life, we won’t get selfish with temporary things.
I?m reminded about Matt. 22:37-38 where it says: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.”
Notice it says to love God with ALL your heart, ALL your soul and ALL your mind. It’s an abundance thing. We need to love God with everything we have.
All week I have had a song going through my head, it’s a song my friend and worship leader at my Church wrote. Some of the lyrics go:
“More abundantly I will live for you, more abundantly I will worship you, more abundantly, I will praise you, more abundantly I will live you for. You died so that I might live, live life more abundantly, so I live.”
It?s an awesome song for an Awesome God!
So from this day forward, let’s love the Lord in every area of our lives more abundantly for Him!
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This is true. And when we are loving God abundantly an amazingly wonderful thing happens nearly unnoticed until it is over. You’re just running to the cross and loving Jesus and all of a sudden you loose your own will, somehow your will lines up with Christ and His work is what you’re after. And in the middle of all that your wounds and insecurities just melt away like ice in summertime. It’s just seamless somehow. And when you’re in that place…where your will is Christ’s will then He can unleash the blessings of heaven down on you without you screwing it up!
Melting like ice in the summertime, how true. I like it! Thank you for those words Katina