Lay It Down

And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.” – John 6:35

There is a hole inside of all of us that we can’t fill.  It doesn’t matter how much money we have.  Things, success, fame – none of this satisfies.  If it did, the most perfect people on the planet would be the rich and successful.  This is obviously not true.  Their lives are often more out of control than everyone else’s. 

Jesus says He is the one that can fill that emptiness inside.  He, as the physical representation of God’s love, by presenting and providing a way for man to connect with God, gives man something that will never run out and that fulfills completely.  It is God Himself.

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. – Matthew 10:39

In order to find this life, you have to be willing to lose what you believe is your life now.  How important is all that you know and think that you are?  Are you willing to allow God to influence you?  Are you willing to follow God’s prompting to make decisions differently?  To choose different actions?  Are you willing to have a different life, one based on God’s direction and not yours?

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.  You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.  No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. – John 15:13-15

Jesus called His disciples friends.  He calls those who believe in Him friends.  He laid His life down for everyone, not just His friends, but for everyone to have the opportunity to believe that He is the Son of God.  Is Jesus your friend?  Will you lay down your life for Him? 

Everyday we make a lot of decisions.  Are we willing to lay down our life, what we want in that decision, to follow what Jesus wants?  Do we love Jesus enough to lay down our life, our grasp on who we are and what we want, in order to put Him first?

Jesus can fill that hole in our life.  We must make a decision.  Love Jesus today and lay down your life for Him.