Would you say that Jesus lived with passion? Who else of history or even of our day has
lived with passion? I want to be know as
man who lived passionate about His God and passionate about His family. What Maxwell said above, read underneath the
quote, is that people with passion ignite the passion in other people.
Here are a couple examples from Scripture:
Acts 15:25-26 NLT
“So it seemed good to us, having unanimously
agreed on our decision, to send you these official representatives, along with
our beloved Barnabas and Paul, who have risked their lives for the sake of our
Lord Jesus Christ.”
2 Corinthians 8:5 NLT
“Best of all, they went beyond our highest
hopes, for their first action was to dedicate themselves to the Lord and to us
for whatever directions God might give them.”
These people were passionate about their God and
passionate about serving others as they loved God. What the church needs is not more money or
more willing people. What the church
needs is a bunch of people with passion to believe and live for God. Passion in
you will ignite passion in someone else.
What does God want? He desires for us to live with unexplained
passion. Passion that comes from being
with Him and listening to Him. Passion
that leads us to do things that human thinking does not allow. Passion that moves us to the next level of
knowing and following Jesus.
“Human beings are made so that whenever anything fires the
soul, impossibilities vanish. A fire in the heart lifts everything in your
life. That’s why passionate leaders are so effective. A leader with great
passion and few skills always outperforms a leader with great skills and no
passion.” John Maxwell
My prayer for
you and for me… “God, make us pure and passionate for You!”
NOTE: this devotion was first shared in November of
2006
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