There is a hymn that says:
“I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold;
I’d rather be His than have riches untold;
I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands;
I’d rather be led by His nail-pierced hand
Refrain:
Than to be the king of a vast domain
Or be held in sin’s dread sway;
I’d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.”
Than to be the king of a vast domain
Or be held in sin’s dread sway;
I’d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.”
How about you? Can you sing this song with the passion of
life that has come from the very breath of God in you? As I sat this morning listening to this song
over and over again I was reminded of some very important, yet simple truths. I have begun to see the world much differently
over the past several years in light of these simple, profound truths. Jesus is life. Jesus is provider. Jesus is Redeemer. Jesus is Lord. My thought today is how have these truths
about Jesus impacted our view of this world?
In the Experiencing God study by Henry Blackaby he says, "People who struggle to spend time with God don't have a scheduling problem; they have a love problem." It is the love of God that draws us to Himself and develops this love relationship He has begun with us. It is love that compels us to become more crucified than comfortable. It is love that drives us to go into the entire world with the Gospel message of hope. It is love that stirs our heart for His Kingdom work.
So in a short word today from my heart, can you, right now, realistically say you would rather have Jesus than anything this world has to offer? The worries of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth cause the life-breath of every Christ-follower to be strangled out and cut off, and hinder the work of the Spirit in each of us. The root of this is not in the influence the world has on us, but in the impact we allow Jesus to have on our heart. It is not the focus on the "don'ts" of this life that bring about a strong faithful journey. Rather it is the intense gaze and grasping for the "do" of this love relationship.
Once again, listen to the words of this song below and ask yourself, can I truly say this is true of my life and my heart? Today ask the Spirit of the living God to teach your heart to cry out, I'd rather have Jesus than anything this world can afford today!
In the Experiencing God study by Henry Blackaby he says, "People who struggle to spend time with God don't have a scheduling problem; they have a love problem." It is the love of God that draws us to Himself and develops this love relationship He has begun with us. It is love that compels us to become more crucified than comfortable. It is love that drives us to go into the entire world with the Gospel message of hope. It is love that stirs our heart for His Kingdom work.
So in a short word today from my heart, can you, right now, realistically say you would rather have Jesus than anything this world has to offer? The worries of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth cause the life-breath of every Christ-follower to be strangled out and cut off, and hinder the work of the Spirit in each of us. The root of this is not in the influence the world has on us, but in the impact we allow Jesus to have on our heart. It is not the focus on the "don'ts" of this life that bring about a strong faithful journey. Rather it is the intense gaze and grasping for the "do" of this love relationship.
Once again, listen to the words of this song below and ask yourself, can I truly say this is true of my life and my heart? Today ask the Spirit of the living God to teach your heart to cry out, I'd rather have Jesus than anything this world can afford today!
I'd Rather Have Jesus!
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