Wednesday, January 30, 2008

June 28


His Life


The person who lives in right relationship with God does it by embracing what God arranges for him.

Galatians 3:11 (The Message)


And if they follow me, the Father will honor them.

John 12:26b (NLT)


As I begin another volume of devotional thoughts, this simple truth comes to mind: we are so much better off when we pursue God wholeheartedly, that is, when we obey Him completely.

God’s powerful kingdom seems so upside down at times, and He asks us to follow Him in some pretty strange ways. We lose to gain? We humble ourselves to be lifted up? We die to live? Whoa! I don't know ... who wants to follow a riddle?

Jesus’ words seem hard, but understand this, they are spoken from a heart of bottomless love. While some find His teachings so out-of-the-box, still, they reveal timeless truth for all of us. Consider these realities: He proved His love by agreeing to die on a cross; and He proved He Himself was and is truth by rising from the grave. And now He looks our way with eternal eyes and He speaks to us. In our day. In our situation. With a heart of compassion, His admonition flows, “Ye who have ears to hear....”

His compassion. His admonition and, now, an invitation.

“Come follow Me,” He says. I hear His call, and I can't resist.

I will follow—with all my heart. Won’t you?


Lord, I come. Help me to follow You and only You. Amen.