I know I have probably said this before and I will most likely say it again, but God wants all of us. He wants all of you! The desire of God is to walk intimately with each one of us. To share in our busy lives and be right beside us in all the ups and downs of daily life. It is why we were created.

walking with Jesus is far more than an insurance policy. Walking with Jesus is a continual process of becoming the person God created us to be! “It is in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for.“ (Ephesians 1:11 MSG) I wonder how often we (you and I) stand stagnant looking for the spectacular, all the while Jesus longs to do the spectacular in us!

When you witness a life thrown away by society come to life in Jesus, words can hardly express the miraculous work of God you have seen. “Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him.” (Psalms 66:5-6 ESV)

Pursuing love is chasing after Jesus. This pursuit or chase is a continuous choice; an action that must be made every day and throughout the day.

Again, we are back to action. Our lives as disciples, following after Jesus, are lives full of action. We are told by Jesus, to love the same way He loved us! (John 13:34) Jesus is calling us (you and me) to love so deeply that it hurts. We should be sore from loving so much. As we love like Jesus, the depth of our love for each other will grow, much like an athletes muscles grow stronger through exercise.

Again Jesus has flipped everything upside down. His actions in washing His friends feet show love, care and serving. Then His command is spoken like a father to his children. I can only imagine how shocked the disciples would have been in this moment. The tenderness, the love, the passion would have been overwhelming!

I have to be honest, as I am writing these words from Scripture tears are rolling down my face. Just the thought of God clothing me, covering me, dressing up all my brokenness and making me beautiful is overwhelming. Ephesians 4:24 describes it like this, “…put on a the new self (a new person), created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” (ESV)

When we allow the words of the Bible to permeate our hearts and minds our perspective changes. The Holy Spirit begins to teach us and change us. Jesus told His disciples about the Holy Spirit and the help the Spirit would bring. “But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is.” (John 16:12 MSG)

Have you ever been outside early in the morning at that moment when everything seems to wake up? It is a strange time in a way; one minute it is almost silent and then the next it is like a symphony. The world is waking up. I don’t catch it all the time, but when I do, I am floored by the majesty of the moment!