The last words Jesus uttered before he died was “it is finished.” The grip that hell had on this planet was shattered. Every life he intended to touch, was touched. Every person he intended to heal, was healed. Every word that he needed to speak was spoken. Demons were cast out, captives were set free, the blind regained their sight. He risked all and sacrificed all in order that we can live abundantly in harmony with our creator; we have been purchased for a hefty price! Jesus could say “it is finished” before God and man knowing that with regards to the purpose for His life, he spoke the truth. When my time comes, i want to know that i risked it all for Christ; for His people. I want to know that i fulfilled the calling on my life. I want to know that every person God put in my path got a touch from the Christ that is in me. There is too much need for us to take a day off and there is so much of Jesus that we have to offer. When my end comes, will everything i had to give, be gone?
for a life lived fully for the glory of God and to the expanse of His kingdom, there is another inevitable end that we have to come to. it is the end of self. God longs to partner with us not for what we bring to the table, but because of what He can accomplish through us. Jesus himself modeled this for us. Paul told us that Christ “made Himself nothing”. He set aside His divine nature in order that God could accomplish for us what we cannot accomplish for ourselves.
In John 15:5, Jesus again reminds us that we can DO NOTHING apart from Him. Our problem lies in the fact that we think we can. I am sure that we have all had moments where we think God can use our advice. In order for us to look at our lives and know that every purpose God has for us is being fulfilled can only come when we get out of the way. We need to set aside our agenda’s, our plans, our entitlements, our pride and our rights. Lay these things at the cross and become an empty vessel so that God can come and fill us with His dreams, His passions and His heart for the nations
In John 15:5, Jesus again reminds us that we can DO NOTHING apart from Him. Our problem lies in the fact that we think we can. I am sure that we have all had moments where we think God can use our advice. In order for us to look at our lives and know that every purpose God has for us is being fulfilled can only come when we get out of the way. We need to set aside our agenda’s, our plans, our entitlements, our pride and our rights. Lay these things at the cross and become an empty vessel so that God can come and fill us with His dreams, His passions and His heart for the nations
