‘People do not really want to be devoted to Jesus,
but only to the cause He started. Jesus Christ is deeply offensive to the
educated minds of today, to those who only want Him to be their Friend, and who
are unwilling to accept Him in any other way. Our Lord’s primary obedience was to the will of His Father, not to the
needs of people— the saving of people was the natural outcome of His
obedience to the Father. If I am devoted solely to the cause of humanity, I
will soon be exhausted and come to the point where my love will waver and
stumble. But if I love Jesus Christ personally and passionately, I can serve
humanity, even though people may treat me like a “doormat.” The secret of a
disciple’s life is devotion to Jesus Christ, and the characteristic of that
life is its seeming insignificance and its meekness.’ CHAMBERS
When Jesus was asked what the greatest commandment
was He responded with two commandments not one.
(Matthew 22:36-40) “Teacher,
which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your mind.’ This is the
first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All
the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
It is so easy to focus on the needs of people and
believe that serving them is the most important thing. Although it is important, it is not the most
important. Everything you do in the name
of Jesus must be done because of Jesus … as a result of your intimate
relationship with Him. There is a
spiritual dynamic in that kind of service … we serve as God’s agents of that
dynamic … I don’t pretend to understand it, … how it works is a mystery … but I have seen the results … the affects ..
time and again … Don’t underestimate the power of God and don’t underestimate
the importance of keeping God first in your life .. it makes all the
difference.
Bondye Beni Ou (God
Bless You)
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