All in Encountering Jesus
Have we found Jesus, and are we attempting to reach out and bring others to Him? Well, before we do, we should be certain that we really know who He is ourselves. If we think we have sought and found Him, I wonder if we really have, because scripture seems to say that we don’t find Him through searching... God draws, or calls, us to Him. Is this an enigma; a great mystery? Let’s read two passages and then I will reveal a truth to you...
This morning, I have been mulling over the fact that we should always put Jesus ahead of our own wants and self-interests. My mind has wandered to those times when I have placed my name first and didn't allow Him to take the lead in my life... or had ignored Him all together. Jesus has been declared by God Himself to be the name above all names, and yet sometimes we take it upon ourselves to subvert His rule and pursue our own interests as if we hold a higher office than He does. We don't do this so much as a coup d'état but we do it in answer to our own pride and selfishness. Does the thought of this cause our faces to flush with embarrassment and shame?