Life (2)

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“In Him was life; …” John 1v4 (KJV)

The Bible tells us that God’s ways are not our ways, neither are His thoughts our thoughts – “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55v9, AMP). While God would have us live a wonderful life here on earth, His thoughts on what that looks like and how it can be achieved is different from that of the world. For example in Luke 12v15 (TLB) our Lord Jesus said “Beware! Don’t always be wishing for what you don’t have. For real life and real living are not related to how rich we are” while the Amplified says “And He said to them, Guard yourselves and keep free from all covetousness (the immoderate desire for wealth, the greedy longing to have more); for a man’s life does not consist in and is not derived from possessing overflowing abundance or that which is over and above his needs.” Our Lord however has a different recommendation for His children. He says “Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater [in quality] than food, and the body [far above and more excellent] than clothing? ... But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble (Matthew 6v25; 33-34). Amen. Beloved, what are you esteeming in life? What are you seeking for and striving after? To what end? What do you consider life to be? Is it in line with how God views it?

Prayer

Our Father and our God we thank You for life. We thank You for Your way of doing things. We thank You for Your continual provision and care of us. We magnify Your holy name and pray that our views on life will align with Yours in Jesus name, amen.