"I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."
John 14:6 NKJV
Jesus said in John 10:10, 'I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly'. Now this means, that Jesus just doesn't give us an ordinary life, not at all. Instead, He offers us a superabundance, excessive, overflowing, more than enough, extraordinary life. The root word for abundantly is 'beyond'. So therefore what He offers us is beyond measure, it exceeds the limit of our thinking. Just take a look at what Paul writes in Ephesians 3:20: 'Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us'.
Jesus offers us, more than enough in life. Now, this is not only financial blessing. That's part of it, as we honour Him with our money, He will pour a generous measure back to us. But He offers life to the full. Just think back how much he has blessed you since He came into your life. Think back 20 years or so and see what you had in comparison to today. He blesses us and takes care of us.
Jesus wants us to enjoy our lives. He wants us to be happy and live our lives to the full. He sends opportunities our way that may bring us wealth or a better level of living. He brings us people who love us, people who care. To walk with Jesus is life - life to the full. Spend a lot of time with Him and you will see that He is good company; He has a sense of humour and he is a great friend. Jesus always goes beyond measure for each of us. We only have to look at His suffering on the cross to realise this. He gave His life, in full, so that we could live our lives in full.
But there is so much to life than we could ever imagine. One day, we will find this out as we walk towards Him and hear Him say, 'Well done my friend, you served me well.' There is an eternity that we will be able to spend with Him. We'll look a little closer at this tomorrow, but until then, consider this: Jesus Christ, our friend and Saviour is life, has life, is offering life in abundance and promises you and I a life that can be found nowhere else.
If your life is pretty mundane, why not try giving Jesus all you have and allowing Him to make a difference in you. As I said earlier, we'll look a little closer at this tomorrow.
Copyriight 2021 Grahame Howard
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