Tuesday, April 02, 2013

The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

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Tuesday, April 02, 2013     I Told My Disciples that I Loved Them - Part 1 

Page 268-269         John 15

Four words caught my attention in today’s passage.

Fruit. Jesus expects his disciples to produce much fruit for him. Jesus’ mission is to make disciples for the transformation of the world. Therefore the fruit he is expecting me to produce, as I remain in him, is lasting fruit that helps people know and love him, and lasting fruit that builds for Jesus’ Kingdom here on earth. This word fruit gives me pause to examine my life for evidence that my focus, my priorities are aimed at producing fruit for Jesus’ Kingdom.

Friend. This word friend gives me pause to examine my life for evidence that I have more than head knowledge about Jesus. Do I actually live my life in the reality of a relationship with Jesus? If so, is that relationship more like boss and employee or servant; or do I hear him call me friend?

Joy. Six times in his Farewell Discourse Jesus speaks of joy. Just as King David said in Psalm 23 that his cup overflowed with the goodness of God, Jesus says he wants me to be filled with his joy. “Yes, your joy will overflow” Jesus said (John 15:11). This word joy gives me pause to examine my life for evidence that Jesus’ joy overflows in my life.

Love. In today’s passage, Jesus speaks of love ten times in eleven verses. Over and over again, he affirms his love for me. Over and over, he affirms his command for me to love others in the very same way he loves me. I believe it is his love that makes it possible for me to produce fruit; it is his love that raises me up in friendship; it is his love that fills my life with joy.  This word love gives me pause to examine my life for evidence that I actually live my life in the truth of Jesus’ love for me.

Sē’lah

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What word or phrase in today’s reading attracts your attention?

Reflect on that word or phrase.

What insights come to you?

How does this passage touch your life today?

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  In addition to this BLOG they are distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription

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The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

(Seed Sowers Christian Book Publishing House. http://www.seedsowers.com/)

Wednesday, April 03, 2013          I Told My Disciples that I Loved Them - Part 2 Page 269-270         John 16