Having a Heart in a Sometimes Heartless World
Day 191 – The Potter Picks The Prevailing Purpose of Our Life
Scripture focus: I came that they might embrace this unrivaled, unequaled, matchless, incomparable, richly loaded and overflowing life to the ultimate maximum!” Rick Renner’s amplified translation of John 10:10
Two points for today, both are very, very important.
Point one: The life God dreamed for us is far better than we could have chosen for ourselves. It’s better than the best toy we could afford to buy with all our material wealth, better than the perfect husband and kids, better than the most fabulous job in the world…better better better than any big dream you and I could dream up for ourselves.
Point two: This unrivaled, unequaled, matchless, incomparably rich and overflowing life is up to God. When we acknowledge our powerlessness AND notice our unmanageable lives AND when we come to believe that there is a power greater than ourselves and he can restore us to sanity AND when we make the decision to turn our life over to him – he picks the dream. It’s a good dream – no, it’s a great dream. But God picks. We don’t pick. God picks.
Jesus is offering us the opportunity to embrace points one and two. Lest we forget, the enemy – the thief who wants us to go our own way, run our own ship, choose our own destiny – desires this for us…
The thief wants to get his hands into every good thing in your life. He’ll create conditions and situations so horrible that you’ll see no way to solve the problem except to sacrifice everything that remains from his previous attacks. In fact, this pickpocket is looking for any opportunity to wiggle his way so deeply into your personal affairs that he can walk off with everything you hold precious and dear. And that’s not all – when he’s finished stealing all your goods and possessions, he’ll take his plan to rob you blind to the next level. The goal of this thief is to totally waste and devastate your life. If nothing stops him, he’ll leave you insolvent, flat broke, and cleaned out in every area of your life. You’ll end up feeling as if you are finished and out of business! Make no mistake – the enemy’s ultimate aim is to obliterate you. Rick Renner’s amplified translation of John 10:10
The decision really is a no brainer.
Recommended reading: 1 Chronicles 8 and 9 in the morning; Acts 27 and Psalm 2 in the evening
Two points for today, both are very, very important.
Point one: The life God dreamed for us is far better than we could have chosen for ourselves. It’s better than the best toy we could afford to buy with all our material wealth, better than the perfect husband and kids, better than the most fabulous job in the world…better better better than any big dream you and I could dream up for ourselves.
Point two: This unrivaled, unequaled, matchless, incomparably rich and overflowing life is up to God. When we acknowledge our powerlessness AND notice our unmanageable lives AND when we come to believe that there is a power greater than ourselves and he can restore us to sanity AND when we make the decision to turn our life over to him – he picks the dream. It’s a good dream – no, it’s a great dream. But God picks. We don’t pick. God picks.
Jesus is offering us the opportunity to embrace points one and two. Lest we forget, the enemy – the thief who wants us to go our own way, run our own ship, choose our own destiny – desires this for us…
The thief wants to get his hands into every good thing in your life. He’ll create conditions and situations so horrible that you’ll see no way to solve the problem except to sacrifice everything that remains from his previous attacks. In fact, this pickpocket is looking for any opportunity to wiggle his way so deeply into your personal affairs that he can walk off with everything you hold precious and dear. And that’s not all – when he’s finished stealing all your goods and possessions, he’ll take his plan to rob you blind to the next level. The goal of this thief is to totally waste and devastate your life. If nothing stops him, he’ll leave you insolvent, flat broke, and cleaned out in every area of your life. You’ll end up feeling as if you are finished and out of business! Make no mistake – the enemy’s ultimate aim is to obliterate you. Rick Renner’s amplified translation of John 10:10
The decision really is a no brainer.
Recommended reading: 1 Chronicles 8 and 9 in the morning; Acts 27 and Psalm 2 in the evening
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