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Give me Jesus

There is a song by Jeremy Camp that goes, "You can have all this world, just give me Jesus..."

Such strong words but can we really? We sang it several times in church but can we really give up everything for God? What would you give up for God? Your job? Properties? Loved ones.. Abraham was willing to give up his one and only son. The rich young ruler on the other hand declined to give up his wealth. But how about us, how far can we go with God? Can we give, and give, and give until there is nothing to give? And all that remains is just us and God? The truth is, in the end it will just be between us and God, all other things or persons will not count. And so God says, what profit will it be for you if you gained the whole world and lose your soul.

It should be clear to us that God does not exist for mankind but it is mankind that exist for God. It is not us who have something to do for God but it is God who has something to do for us. And our attachments to things, persons and relationships is a great obstacle to that. It is indeed a great question to ask: Will you give up all these for Jesus? Wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, father, mother, or whatever.. Job lost everything except his wife who was a scorn to him.

You may answer yes, but what is your reason? Abraham obeyed God because he knew who God is and what He is capable of. Without that kind of knowledge about God, a person will find it hard to let go even of 10 riyals to the taxi driver who took him safely home.

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twixer said…
Amen brother for that message. You could try to modify the riyals to "bucks" or anything else you choose, just a suggestion.
August 22, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Armando Bordales said…
Thanks kuya Thomas. I like the riyals better, it makes it a rather intimate, local experience. : )
August 22, 2010 at 11:04 PM
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