Luke 12:15 - Man's life does not consist of the abundance of things that he possesses.
May I ask you a question? If life is not made up of possessions, just what is it made up of?
I believe there are several answers. Relationships with family and friends should be near the top. What good are the possessions if there is no one to share them with? Career is also important. All of us have to work. If you are going to spend all your time doing something why not get the skills to do a job you enjoy. It will make life much more enjoyable. Where we live and how we live are all important. But they still don't provide the most important ingredient to life.
Jesus said he came to give us life. Not just any life, but life more abundantly? He said that if we believe in him then rivers of living water would flow out of our inner most beings. This was a prophecy of the infilling of the Holy Spirit. This is the truly abundant life. A life without the Spirit of God is empty and will always lack meaning. A life filled with the Spirit of God will overflow with joy. Yes, there will still be heartaches; There always are. Financial problems and sickness still cause us stress, even as Christians. But the Christian who is filled with God's spirit knows that this present life is not all there is. There is a spiritual realm to which I can enter everyday in prayer that makes life truly worth living.
Just what does true life consist of? What is the main ingredient? It is a relationship with Jesus Christ. When one has Jesus, everything else is secondary. It is nice to have things in this life. I would rather have money than be without out it. It makes life easier to have a little extra cash in one's pockets. But at the end of the day the only thing of lasting value in my life is my relationship with Jesus. He has blessed me with a good job, a good home, and many friends. May I never forget that without him everything else is meaningless! He is the meaning of life because he is life itself.
Loving Jesus,
Sullivan Jones
May I ask you a question? If life is not made up of possessions, just what is it made up of?
I believe there are several answers. Relationships with family and friends should be near the top. What good are the possessions if there is no one to share them with? Career is also important. All of us have to work. If you are going to spend all your time doing something why not get the skills to do a job you enjoy. It will make life much more enjoyable. Where we live and how we live are all important. But they still don't provide the most important ingredient to life.
Jesus said he came to give us life. Not just any life, but life more abundantly? He said that if we believe in him then rivers of living water would flow out of our inner most beings. This was a prophecy of the infilling of the Holy Spirit. This is the truly abundant life. A life without the Spirit of God is empty and will always lack meaning. A life filled with the Spirit of God will overflow with joy. Yes, there will still be heartaches; There always are. Financial problems and sickness still cause us stress, even as Christians. But the Christian who is filled with God's spirit knows that this present life is not all there is. There is a spiritual realm to which I can enter everyday in prayer that makes life truly worth living.
Just what does true life consist of? What is the main ingredient? It is a relationship with Jesus Christ. When one has Jesus, everything else is secondary. It is nice to have things in this life. I would rather have money than be without out it. It makes life easier to have a little extra cash in one's pockets. But at the end of the day the only thing of lasting value in my life is my relationship with Jesus. He has blessed me with a good job, a good home, and many friends. May I never forget that without him everything else is meaningless! He is the meaning of life because he is life itself.
Loving Jesus,
Sullivan Jones
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