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17 January 2011
John 1:38 Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What do you seek?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
The above text is take from the preaching lectionary for 2011 for last Sunday and the question that Jesus asked is the same question He would ask of you and I today. What are you seeking when you follow Jesus? in every relationship there are expectations both expressed and unspoken and this also applies to our relationship with Jesus. What is your expectation of Jesus and what is His of you? When we first start a relationship especially with someone we are attracted to, we have a joy of being with that person, we chat about this and that and all we want is to be with that person. As time goes on the relationship grows and we get to know each other and over the years routine creeps in and we then take each other for granted and so distance starts to occur and we grow apart. The warmth of our first love cools.
When we seek the right things in the wrong way or from the wrong person, then we are on the road to heartbreak, what we are seeking from the relationship cannot happen. A man who is self-centred will remain self-centred, a woman can always learn to cook and keep a clean home, but if she is also self-centred then both of them will always be doing what they want and so there will always be conflict, there has to be give and take.
So many of us seem to be self-centred Christians and our relationship with Jesus is all about us and not about Him and what Jesus wants. In our relationship with Jesus we must put self to death, and only do what please Jesus, in the same way in our earthly relationships we need to put the one we love first.
Be encouraged today to ask, “What do I seek in life?”
Point to ponder: Put self second.
Question to consider: What do you seek?
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ReplyDelete2 those not well, may our good Lord heal them not 2 mention put a smile on their face.iam in Zimbabwe at the moment, iam coming to South this year.i believe our church now have many new members.i miss u all.CHEERS...