March 23

How rich is John 14? I could preach on it for months! Today, two things struck me. First Jesus gave us an answer to the question of quenching anxiety;

John 14:1 (NIV)
1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

When we consider God to be faithful, we will not be troubled in our hearts. God is faithful to the end and He is not a man that He could lie. What He says will come to pass and every promise He will fulfill. Read the scripture with a special eye towards finding promises fulfilled – it is amazing!

The second thing is the revelation of God only comes to those who love Jesus.

John 14:21 (NIV)
21 Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.”

Isn’t it amazing that we get to experience deeper and deeper revelations of Jesus? I can hardly believe that I have had so much revealed to me over the years, yet there is a plethora of understanding and knowledge (both experiential and practical) that I haven’t even touched! Jesus is desirous for us, His creation and daily delight to know Him, however He can’t reveal deep things to those who don’t love deep. Deep love will bring deep service (obeying His commands), but deep service will not bring deep love. As Lou Engle said this weekend, “I would rather partner with someone who loves deep rather than someone who serves deep.”