John 2:16 says, “…Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace!” In verse 17 it says, “Then the disciples remembered this prophecy from Scriptures: ‘Passion for God’s house will consume me.”
That verse really stood out today because of the words passion and consume. Jesus was consumed by God’s love and would do nothing without the Father’s approval and He was passionate to share why and live so the people could see His passion. I love that because that is how we should be living. We should be consumed by what we can learn from Jesus and we should have the passion to open the word and follow everything in it. We are called to action as believers and we are given easy directions on how we should live, we just need to take the time to learn and grow.
At the end of chapter 2 in verses 22-25 it says, “Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust Him. But Jesus didn’t trust them, because He knew human nature. No one needed to tell Him what mankind is really like.”
That just makes me think and want to show Jesus I am different. I want to work and learn to be faithful by living out what I read. I want the Spirit to consume me and lead me so my decisions are not my own but the Lords. I want to do what we are told in the great commission and make disciples and teach them to obey all that God requires. I want to be passionate so that there is no doubt that Christ lives in me and I am always ready to give my witness about Christ. We all fall short of the glory of God but we can all die to self and give our lives to the Father because we know what Jesus did by the word and we have the Holy Spirit in us to guide us.
In the first chapter of John verses 12-13 it says, “But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn-not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plans, but a birth that comes from God.”
I pray this: Dear God, I thank you for giving me so much to strengthen me and guide me, forgive me when I fall short of your glory and give me the passion and desire to be consumed by your word and Spirit. I love you in Jesus’ name. Amen.
That verse really stood out today because of the words passion and consume. Jesus was consumed by God’s love and would do nothing without the Father’s approval and He was passionate to share why and live so the people could see His passion. I love that because that is how we should be living. We should be consumed by what we can learn from Jesus and we should have the passion to open the word and follow everything in it. We are called to action as believers and we are given easy directions on how we should live, we just need to take the time to learn and grow.
At the end of chapter 2 in verses 22-25 it says, “Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust Him. But Jesus didn’t trust them, because He knew human nature. No one needed to tell Him what mankind is really like.”
That just makes me think and want to show Jesus I am different. I want to work and learn to be faithful by living out what I read. I want the Spirit to consume me and lead me so my decisions are not my own but the Lords. I want to do what we are told in the great commission and make disciples and teach them to obey all that God requires. I want to be passionate so that there is no doubt that Christ lives in me and I am always ready to give my witness about Christ. We all fall short of the glory of God but we can all die to self and give our lives to the Father because we know what Jesus did by the word and we have the Holy Spirit in us to guide us.
In the first chapter of John verses 12-13 it says, “But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn-not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plans, but a birth that comes from God.”
I pray this: Dear God, I thank you for giving me so much to strengthen me and guide me, forgive me when I fall short of your glory and give me the passion and desire to be consumed by your word and Spirit. I love you in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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