Absolutely

    In John 20:28, we hear Jesus say that He came to “serve” and not be served.  We should have them same attitude.  We have been called to serve the communities in which we have been planted.  Where does this motivation to serve come from?

            Jesus had a very clear mission on earth.  He came to fulfill the mission of God that was laid out in Genesis 3:15 that mankind would be redeemed.  He never lost sight of that mission.  As the called ones of Christ, we must not forget that mission either.  We must be about carrying out this same mission.   In order to be effective in this effort, we must realize that every area of our lives must be invaded by God.  Our motivation for service should never be our love for others, but it should be our love for God.  The Great Commandment puts this into perspective.  We must first love God with all our mind, soul, and strength, then and only then, will we be able to love our neighbor as our self.

            In order to really love God with all that we are we must be totally sold out to Him.  We must not only confess that we love Christ with our mouths, but we must confess it with our lifestyle.  In Luke 12:8, Jesus states that we must confess Him before men.  Oswald Chambers restates this verse this way; “Whoever confesses Me before men (that is, confesses his love by everything he does, not merely by his words), him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God”.  God tends to speak to me through music more than any other medium.  The band Starfield just released a brand new album entitled The Saving One.  On this album they have a new song called Absolutely that speaks on this very topic.  Read the lyrics below and see if they move you like they moved me:

 

Absolutely

Lover of my soul

I want to tell You

Only You have all of me

I cannot contain

My adoration

I’m in love so desperately

No one is as lovely as You are

And there is no one else Who has my heart

Jesus, You have me completely

Every breath that I breathe

I am absolutely in love

Jesus, I am Yours forever

All of me surrenders

I am absolutely in love with You

Down upon my knees

I’m lost in worship

Humbled by Your majesty

What is there to say

But how I love You

Thank You for forgiving me

All I am is Yours

Only Yours

    This song sums up what I want to be.  I want to be totally sold out to Christ.  What about you?  Take some time this week and evaluate at what level are you sold out.  My prayer for you and me is that it would be absolutely.  Have a great week and may you fall more in love with God each day.